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View article: New Geographic Records for Trichinella nativa and Echinococcus canadensis in Coyotes (Canis latrans) from Insular Newfoundland, Canada
New Geographic Records for Trichinella nativa and Echinococcus canadensis in Coyotes (Canis latrans) from Insular Newfoundland, Canada Open
Coyotes (Canis latrans) rapidly expanded across North America during the 20th century and in 1987 colonized insular Newfoundland, Canada. Their arrival brought the potential for new predator-prey interactions and the potential for transmis…
View article: Newlavirus, a Novel, Highly Prevalent, and Highly Diverse Protoparvovirus of Foxes (Vulpes spp.)
Newlavirus, a Novel, Highly Prevalent, and Highly Diverse Protoparvovirus of Foxes (Vulpes spp.) Open
The genus Protoparvovirus (family Parvoviridae) includes several viruses of carnivores. We describe a novel fox protoparvovirus, which we named Newlavirus as it was discovered in samples from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Analysis of …
View article: Relationships between fox populations and rabies virus spread in northern Canada
Relationships between fox populations and rabies virus spread in northern Canada Open
Rabies spreads in both Arctic ( Vulpes lagopus ) and red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) throughout the Canadian Arctic but limited wildlife disease surveillance, due to the extensive landmass of the Canadian north and its small widely scattered h…
View article: Investigating the Diversity and Host Range of Novel Parvoviruses from North American Ducks Using Epidemiology, Phylogenetics, Genome Structure, and Codon Usage Analysis
Investigating the Diversity and Host Range of Novel Parvoviruses from North American Ducks Using Epidemiology, Phylogenetics, Genome Structure, and Codon Usage Analysis Open
Parvoviruses are small single-stranded DNA viruses that can infect both vertebrates and invertebrates. We report here the full characterization of novel viruses we identified in ducks, including two viral species within the subfamily Hamap…
View article: Multi-host dispersal of known and novel carnivore amdoparvoviruses
Multi-host dispersal of known and novel carnivore amdoparvoviruses Open
Amdoparvoviruses (family Parvoviridae) are ssDNA viruses that cause an immune complex-mediated wasting syndrome in carnivores. They are multi-host pathogens and cross-species infection is facilitated by the fact that viral entry is mediate…
View article: Discovery and Characterization of Novel RNA Viruses in Aquatic North American Wild Birds
Discovery and Characterization of Novel RNA Viruses in Aquatic North American Wild Birds Open
Wild birds are recognized viral reservoirs but our understanding about avian viral diversity is limited. We describe here three novel RNA viruses that we identified in oropharyngeal/cloacal swabs collected from wild birds. The complete gen…
View article: New Insight Into Avian Papillomavirus Ecology and Evolution From Characterization of Novel Wild Bird Papillomaviruses
New Insight Into Avian Papillomavirus Ecology and Evolution From Characterization of Novel Wild Bird Papillomaviruses Open
Viruses in the family Papillomaviridae have circular dsDNA genomes of approximately 5.7-8.6 kb that are packaged within non-enveloped, icosahedral capsids. The known papillomavirus (PV) representatives infect vertebrates, and there are cur…
View article: Analysis of the Variability in the Non-Coding Regions of Influenza A Viruses
Analysis of the Variability in the Non-Coding Regions of Influenza A Viruses Open
The genomes of influenza A viruses (IAVs) comprise eight negative-sense single-stranded RNA segments. In addition to the protein-coding region, each segment possesses 5′ and 3′ non-coding regions (NCR) that are important for transcription,…
View article: What Evil Felled the Duke?
What Evil Felled the Duke? Open
Charles Lennox, the 4 th Duke of Richmond, was Governor-in-Chief of British North America from 1818-1819. His death in Richmond (Upper Canada) is usually attributed to rabies contracted from a tame fox that he had encountered two months pr…
View article: Population structure of<i>Borrelia garinii</i>from<i>Ixodes uriae</i>collected in seabird colonies of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean
Population structure of<i>Borrelia garinii</i>from<i>Ixodes uriae</i>collected in seabird colonies of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean Open
The occurrence of Borrelia garinii in seabird ticks, Ixodes uriae , associated with different species of colonial seabirds has been studied since the early 1990s. Research on the population structure of this bacterium in ticks from seabird…
View article: Evidence for Borrelia bavariensis Infections of Ixodes uriae within Seabird Colonies of the North Atlantic Ocean
Evidence for Borrelia bavariensis Infections of Ixodes uriae within Seabird Colonies of the North Atlantic Ocean Open
The first report of members of the spirochete genus Borrelia in the seabird tick, Ixodes uriae , and seabird colonies occurred during the early 1990s. Since then, Borrelia spp. have been detected in these ticks and seabird colonies around …
View article: Examination of<i>Mycobacterium avium</i>subspecies<i>paratuberculosis</i>mixed genotype infections in dairy animals using a whole genome sequencing approach
Examination of<i>Mycobacterium avium</i>subspecies<i>paratuberculosis</i>mixed genotype infections in dairy animals using a whole genome sequencing approach Open
Many pathogenic mycobacteria are known to cause severe disease in humans and animals. M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis ( Map ) is the causative agent of Johne’s disease—a chronic wasting disease affecting ruminants such as cattle and s…
View article: Analysis of influenza A viruses from gulls: An evaluation of inter-regional movements and interactions with other avian and mammalian influenza A viruses
Analysis of influenza A viruses from gulls: An evaluation of inter-regional movements and interactions with other avian and mammalian influenza A viruses Open
Birds, including members of the families Anatidae (waterfowl) and Laridae (gulls and terns), serve as the major reservoir of influenza A viruses (IAVs). The ecogeographic contributions of gulls to global IAV dynamics, in terms of geographi…
View article: A PELAGIC OUTBREAK OF AVIAN CHOLERA IN NORTH AMERICAN GULLS: SCAVENGING AS A PRIMARY MECHANISM FOR TRANSMISSION?
A PELAGIC OUTBREAK OF AVIAN CHOLERA IN NORTH AMERICAN GULLS: SCAVENGING AS A PRIMARY MECHANISM FOR TRANSMISSION? Open
Avian cholera, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida , is an endemic disease globally, often causing annual epizootics in North American wild bird populations with thousands of mortalities. From December 2006 to March 2007, an avia…
View article: A cross sectional study of animal and human colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an Aboriginal community
A cross sectional study of animal and human colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an Aboriginal community Open
Human MRSA colonization in this community is very common, and a single clone is predominant, suggesting local transmission. Antibiotic use is also very common. Crowding may partially explain high colonization, but most considered risk fact…
View article: Corrigendum: Amdoparvoviruses in small mammals: expanding our understanding of parvovirus diversity, distribution, and pathology
Corrigendum: Amdoparvoviruses in small mammals: expanding our understanding of parvovirus diversity, distribution, and pathology Open
[This corrects the article on p. 1119 in vol. 6, PMID: 26528267.].
View article: Patterns of MHC-DRB1 polymorphism in a post-glacial island canid, the Newfoundland red fox (Vulpes vulpes deletrix), suggest balancing selection at species and population timescales
Patterns of MHC-DRB1 polymorphism in a post-glacial island canid, the Newfoundland red fox (Vulpes vulpes deletrix), suggest balancing selection at species and population timescales Open
As the only native insular Newfoundland canid between the extinction of the wolf in the 1930s and the recent arrival of coyotes, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes deletrix Bangs 1898) poses interesting questions about genetic distinctiveness and …
View article: Driving forces behind the evolution of the Aleutian mink disease parvovirus in the context of intensive farming
Driving forces behind the evolution of the Aleutian mink disease parvovirus in the context of intensive farming Open
Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) causes plasmacytosis, an immune complex-associated syndrome that affects wild and farmed mink. The virus can also infect other small mammals (e.g., ferrets, skunks, ermines, and raccoons), but the disease…