Mange in Yellowstone wolves reveals insights into human scabies and conservation biology
What causes the variation in “manginess” between individual wolves with sarcoptic mange?
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Chronic Wasting Disease: Can Science Save Our Dear Deer?
Summary article published by USGS on December 28, 2020 covering the current state of CWD in the U.S., as well as current and future research approaches.
CWD Confirmed in Elk in Grand Teton National Park
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory confirmed that an elk in Grand Teton National Park tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
Bighorn Sheep Disease Research-MS Graduate Assistantship, South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, and Washington State University are recruiting a motivated M.S. student to explore the role of chronic shedders of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in respiratory disease persistence and transmission, and annual lamb recruitment in bighorn sheep.
PhD Assistantship in Amphibian Disease Ecology at the University of Vermont
The University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources is seeking a Ph.D.-level graduate student to conduct research on community disease ecology in an amphibian system
The Effect of Maternal Antibodies on Clinical Response to Infection with Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in White-tailed Deer Fawns
The presence of maternally derived EHDV-2 antibodies in fawns may prevent or greatly reduce clinical disease and the level and duration of viremia.
WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN RUFFED GROUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA: A MULTI-YEAR COMPARISON OF STATEWIDE SEROSURVEYS AND VECTOR INDICES
A 3-yr statewide survey was conducted across Pennsylvania to measure flavivirus (i.e., WNV) seroprevalence among hunter-harvested grouse.
Divergent impacts of warming weather on wildlife disease risk across climates
Hosts from cool climates experienced increased disease risk at abnormally warm temperatures, while hosts from warm climates experienced increased disease risk at abnormally cool temperatures- as predicted by the thermal mismatch hypothesis.
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Immunopathologist with Wildlife Focus- St. George’s University
Seeking an Assistant Professor in Immunopathology with Wildlife focus, non-tenure track, at the Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies.
Listeria found in wild gray foxes in New Hampshire
Listeria has been found in two New Hampshire wild gray foxes by investigators at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire
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