Post Tagged with: "Avian"

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Updates- February 2024

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Updates- February 2024

Current updates on the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in North America.

February 13, 2024 Current Disease Events, Resources
Wildlife Veterinarian: Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research

Wildlife Veterinarian: Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research

Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc., is accepting applications for a full-time veterinarian.

April 3, 2022 Job Postings
NWHC March Pathology Case of the Month

NWHC March Pathology Case of the Month

Read the March 2022 “Pathology Case of the Month” from the USGS National Wildlife Health Center involving a juvenile European Starling.

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Understanding Hummingbird Energetic Strategies Using Stable Isotopes, Urine Analysis, Respirometry, and Skin Temperature

Results point towards the duration of torpor as well as the depth of torpor being important to a hummingbird’s energy balance.

March 22, 2022 Research & Publications
HPAI Outbreak Creeps Westward with First Case in Central Flyway

HPAI Outbreak Creeps Westward with First Case in Central Flyway

This detection of HPAI in a wild goose species in Nebraska marks the furthest west case and first case in a Central Flyway state.

March 9, 2022 News
2022 Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds and Poultry in the U.S.

2022 Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds and Poultry in the U.S.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has recently been detected in both wild and domestic birds in multiple states across the U.S.

February 26, 2022 Current Disease Events, News
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Poultry in Kentucky and Virginia

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Poultry in Kentucky and Virginia

State and Federal partners are working jointly on additional surveillance and testing in areas around the affected flocks.

February 15, 2022 Current Disease Events, News
Detection of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Newfoundland and Labrador 2021

Detection of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Newfoundland and Labrador 2021

Recent update on the current investigation of high pathogenic Avian Influenza subtype H5N1 at poultry farms that do not produce birds for sale in Newfoundland and Labrador.

January 12, 2022 News
Research Assistant I (Terns & Plovers) Conservation Science & Wildlife Health- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Research Assistant I (Terns & Plovers) Conservation Science & Wildlife Health- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

The Research Assistant assists with some or all of the following tasks: the gathering and analysis of research data from the laboratory or the field; attending to the needs of animals in managed care, plants, biological samples, and/or community members. This position reports to a Supervisor level or higher in the Conservation Science & Wildlife Health department.

January 6, 2022 Job Postings
National Wildlife Health Center Pathology Case of the Month- Wild Turkeys

National Wildlife Health Center Pathology Case of the Month- Wild Turkeys

Test your pathology skills! Read the full case report for a morbidity and mortality event involving both juvenile and adult Wild Turkeys in Wisconsin, USA.