National Wildlife Health Center – Fall 2021 Newsletter
In their fall newsletter, the USGS NWHC covers a wide range of great topics and updates!
What's New
Wildlife Disease Association 70th Annual International Conference 2022
The 2022 WDA Annual International Conference will be held July 23-29, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Registration now open!
Assistant Professor-Wildlife Disease & Conservation, University of Arizona
Review of applications will begin in late November, 2021 “The School of Natural Resources and the Environment (SNRE) at the University of Arizona (UA) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Wildlife Conservation and Disease. We seek a scientist whose research focuses on empirical questions relating to conservation biology, […]
Minnesota Zoo tests vaccine against spread of emerging deer virus
Zoo veterinarians tested a new vaccine this summer on roughly 30 of their animals, including reindeer, bison, moose and pronghorn, all of which can be killed by EHD.
Clinical Faculty Position in Wildlife Medicine at Tufts University
This position will provide clinical support in Tufts Wildlife Clinic, teach students in the DVM and graduate programs, engage in research and scholarly activity, and provide service to the school, the university, and the community.
One Health Laboratory Manager; Blacksburg Virginia
Dr. Kathleen Alexander’s research group in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation is seeking a One health laborator manager.
Nearly 1,000 Florida manatees have died this year as a result of toxic algae blooms
Most mortalities were associated with starvation due to the lack of seagrasses near warm-water refuge sites
Manitoba reports first chronic wasting disease case; bans hunting where animal found
Officials in Manitoba are reporting what they say is the province’s first case of chronic wasting disease, a nervous system disorder that affects large game animals.
Ranavirus detected in illegally trafficked eastern box turtles
Wildlife officials found that the turtles were all severely dehydrated intentionally and had ear and eye infections. Within the next few weeks, the turtles began showing symptoms of the ranavirus, which is a deadly disease that “causes animals to hemorrhage, gasp for air, and accumulate fluid under the skin.”
Previous outbreak of Cryptococcus Gattii in marine mammals linked to terrestrial origins
The marine mammals that died from C. gattii were found near terrestrial hot spots, suggesting that the spores settled on the surface of the sea, where the porpoises and dolphins inhaled them when they surfaced to breathe.
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