Moose Health in North America- Current Research
Compilation of recent research on moose health and mortality, published from 2015-2020.
Research & Publications
Mitigating Disease Impacts in Amphibian Populations: Capitalizing on the Thermal Optimum Mismatch Between a Pathogen and Its Host
An example of how biotic and abiotic factors can decrease the resiliency of wildlife against pathogens and disease, and how we can potentially use this information to help mitigate infectious wildlife disease.
FIRST REPORT OF ADENOVIRAL HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN THREE MULE DEER IN ARIZONA
This study presents the gross and histopathological findings of adenoviral hemorrhagic disease in two yearling and one adult mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). These cases represent the first known outbreak of deer adenovirus (Odocoileus adenovirus 1) in Arizona.
Plasma proteomic profiles differ between European and North American myotid bats colonized by Pseudogymnoascus destructans
The differences in plasma proteomic profiles between European and North American bat species colonized by Pd suggest European bats have evolved tolerance mechanisms towards Pd infection.
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.
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.
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