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.
This proof-of-concept study shows the potential utility of sediment sampling coupled with genomics-based analysis as a tool for AIV surveillance.
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.
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.
The Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Study Group (ZWMSG) organizes a monthly journal club, which is a FREE online meeting for students, veterinarians, and wildlife professionals from all over the world.
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) has continued to spread in wild rabbits in North America.
VetNow, a virtual care platform that provides veterinary telehealth services, and is collaborating with researchers at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute to increase disease surveillance.
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 emerging field of “Road Ecology”
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.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Updates- February 2024 
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 in the U.S.: Current Updates – February 2024 
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): Current Updates April 2022 
“Foundations of Wildlife Chemical Capture Course” now available 
Non Human Primate COVID-19 Information Hub 
Global Amphibian & Reptile Disease Conference 
Wildlife Disease Association 70th Annual International Conference 2022 
Virtual 36th Annual Wildlife & Exotic Animal Symposium hosted by the students of WAAM & AEMC at UC Davis 
Wildlife Disease Association/European Wildlife Disease Association Joint Virtual Conference 2021 
NWRA Scholarships for Students and Wildlife Rehabilitators Designed by WPZOOM
