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Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Study Group

Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Study Group

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.

Continued Expansion of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 in North America

Continued Expansion of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 in North America

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) has continued to spread in wild rabbits in North America.

May 8, 2020 Current Disease Events, News
GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUSES CIRCULATING IN WILDLIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUSES CIRCULATING IN WILDLIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

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.

May 7, 2020 Research & Publications
The value of monitoring wildlife roadkill

The value of monitoring wildlife roadkill

The emerging field of “Road Ecology”

May 7, 2020 Research & Publications
DIVERSE BARTONELLA SPP. DETECTED IN WHITE-TAILED DEER  AND ASSOCIATED KEDS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

DIVERSE BARTONELLA SPP. DETECTED IN WHITE-TAILED DEER AND ASSOCIATED KEDS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

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.

May 7, 2020 Research & Publications
Hair Cortisol Concentration and Body Mass in Moose  Infested with Deer Keds

Hair Cortisol Concentration and Body Mass in Moose Infested with Deer Keds

Findings suggested that moose generally tolerated moderate parasitism by keds. However, the increase in hair cortisol concentrations at higher ked intensities suggested that the tolerance strategy could be disrupted with further increases in intensities and consequently may negatively affect animal health and welfare.

May 7, 2020 Research & Publications
LEPTOSPIRA, PARVOVIRUS, AND TOXOPLASMA IN THE NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER IN NORTH CAROLINA, USA

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.

May 7, 2020 Research & Publications
NWHC Index of Wildlife Disease Information

NWHC Index of Wildlife Disease Information

The USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) provides an index of wildlife disease information resources as a starting point to learn about selected wildlife diseases

May 5, 2020 Resources
Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative quarterly report (Jan-March 2020) now available

Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative quarterly report (Jan-March 2020) now available

This report reflects activities of the CWHC during Quarter 1 (January 1 to March 31) of 2020, as well as wildlife health issues of interest from this time period. 

May 5, 2020 News, Organizations & Programs
The ecology of chronic wasting disease in wildlife

The ecology of chronic wasting disease in wildlife

Review of the current status of the knowledge with respect to CWD ecology in wildlife and research gaps

May 5, 2020 Research & Publications