TARGETED RESEQUENCING OF WETLAND SEDIMENT AS A TOOL FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS SURVEILLANCE
This proof-of-concept study shows the potential utility of sediment sampling coupled with genomics-based analysis as a tool for AIV surveillance.
Research & Publications
LETHAL AND SUBLETHAL AMPHIBIAN HOST RESPONSES TO BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS EXPOSURE ARE DETERMINED BY THE ADDITIVE INFLUENCE OF HOST RESOURCE AVAILABILITY
The effects of infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (BD), a pathogen of amphibian hosts that causes chytridiomycosis, may be magnified under conditions of low food availability, which could induce lethal and sublethal effects on hosts that might otherwise be asymptomatic.
Wildlife Health- Advancing Our Definition
Although wildlife health research has traditionally focused narrowly on disease, there is a growing awareness that defining wildlife health as “the absence of disease” is no longer sufficient.
GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUSES CIRCULATING IN WILDLIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Recently, it was discovered that at least three different CDV lineages that are genetically different from the available vaccine strains are circulating in domestic dogs in the United States. Because wildlife serve as a reservoir for the virus, it is important to determine if wildlife play a role in the maintenance and spread of these lineages.
The value of monitoring wildlife roadkill
The emerging field of “Road Ecology”
DIVERSE BARTONELLA SPP. DETECTED IN WHITE-TAILED DEER AND ASSOCIATED KEDS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
The overall prevalence of Bartonella infection in this population of deer was 16% (10/63) and 24% (23/96) in keds associated with deer. The detection of four Bartonella species in one population of white-tailed deer, three of which have known zoonotic potential, highlights the importance of Bartonella diversity within host species.
Hair Cortisol Concentration and Body Mass in Moose Infested with Deer Keds
Findings suggested that moose generally tolerated moderate parasitism by keds. However, the increase in hair cortisol concentrations at higher ked intensities suggested that the tolerance strategy could be disrupted with further increases in intensities and consequently may negatively affect animal health and welfare.
LEPTOSPIRA, PARVOVIRUS, AND TOXOPLASMA IN THE NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER IN NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Tested 220 otters (76 females, 144 males) using real-time PCR for Leptospira interrogans, parvovirus, and Toxoplasma gondii. Of the otters tested, 1% (3/220) were positive for L. interrogans, 19% (41/220) were positive for parvovirus, and 24% (53/220) were positive for T. gondii.
The ecology of chronic wasting disease in wildlife
Review of the current status of the knowledge with respect to CWD ecology in wildlife and research gaps
Two’s company, three’s a crowd: Exploring how host–parasite–microbiota interactions may influence disease susceptibility and conservation of wildlife
Trevelline, B. K., Stephenson, J. F., & Kohl, K. D. (2020). Two’s company, three’sa crowd: Exploring how host–parasite–microbiota interactions may influence disease susceptibility and conservation of wildlife. Molecular Ecology. The disruption of host-associated microbial communities (termed “dysbiosis”) among wild animals may reduce host fitness and survival under natural environmental conditions. Parasitic […]
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