Colorado Squirrel Tests Positive for Plague (Yersinia pestis)
On Saturday, July 11, 2020, a squirrel found in the Town of Morrison, Colorado tested positive for bubonic plague. The squirrel is the first case of plague in the county this year
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EcoHealth Alliance- Multiple New Job Postings
EcoHealth Alliance, a global environmental health nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and public health from the emergence of disease, just announced three job openings.
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.
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute teams up with VetNow to expand zoonotic disease surveillance
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.
The value of monitoring wildlife roadkill
The emerging field of “Road Ecology”
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.
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