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Ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) case definition for wildlife Open

Julia S. Lankton, Brian Stevens, Lenny Shirose, Christina M. Davy · 2024

First posted March 15, 2024 For additional information, contact: Director, National Wildlife Health CenterU.S. Geological Survey6006 Schroeder RoadMadison, WI 53711Contact Pubs Warehouse Diagnostic laboratories receive carcasses and sample…

Electrocution (avian) case definition for wildlife Open

Julia S. Lankton, Laura Bourque, Bridget B. Baker, E. Jane Parmley · 2024

First posted March 15, 2024 For additional information, contact: Director, National Wildlife Health CenterU.S. Geological Survey6006 Schroeder RoadMadison, WI 53711Contact Pubs Warehouse Diagnostic laboratories receive carcasses and sample…

Brodifacoum Isomer Formulations with Potentially Lower Risk to Non-Target Wildlife Open

Barnett A. Rattner, Richard A. Erickson, Julia S. Lankton, Etienne Benoît, Virginie Lattard · 2024

Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have a long history of successful use in controlling vertebrate pest and invasive species. Despite regulatory efforts to mitigate risk, non-target wildlife may be unintentionally exposed to ARs through vari…

Case definitions for wildlife diseases Open

Kimberli J.G. Miller, E. Jane Parmley, Anne E. Ballmann, Jennifer Buckner, Megan Jones , et al. · 2024

First posted March 15, 2024 For additional information, contact: Director, National Wildlife Health CenterU.S. Geological Survey6006 Schroeder RoadMadison, WI 53711Contact Pubs Warehouse Welcome to the first manual of "Case Definitions for…

Avian botulism case definition for wildlife Open

Julia S. Lankton, Brian Stevens · 2024

First posted March 15, 2024 For additional information, contact: Director, National Wildlife Health CenterU.S. Geological Survey6006 Schroeder RoadMadison, WI 53711Contact Pubs Warehouse Diagnostic laboratories receive carcasses and sample…

[Disease/condition] case definition [template] for wildlife Open

Kimberli J.G. Miller, E. Jane Parmley, Anne E. Ballmann, Jennifer Buckner, Megan Jones , et al. · 2024

First posted March 15, 2024 For additional information, contact: Director, National Wildlife Health CenterU.S. Geological Survey6006 Schroeder RoadMadison, WI 53711Contact Pubs Warehouse Diagnostic laboratories receive carcasses and sample…

Paranannizziopsis spp. infections in wild snakes and a qPCR assay for detection of the fungus Open

Jeffrey M. Lorch, Megan E. Winzeler, Julia S. Lankton, Stephen Raverty, Heindrich N. Snyman , et al. · 2023

The emergence of ophidiomycosis (or snake fungal disease) in snakes has prompted increased awareness of the potential effects of fungal infections on wild reptile populations. Yet, aside from Ophidiomyces ophidiicola , little is known abou…

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4b Infections in Wild Terrestrial Mammals, United States, 2022 Open

Elizabeth J. Elsmo, Arno Wünschmann, Kimberlee B. Beckmen, Liam E. Broughton‐Neiswanger, Elizabeth L. Buckles , et al. · 2023

We describe the pathology of natural infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus of Eurasian lineage Goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b in 67 wild terrestrial mammals throughout the United States during April 1‒July 21, 2022…

Paranannizziopsisspp. associated with skin lesions in wild snakes in North America and development of a real-time PCR assay for rapid detection of the fungus in clinical samples Open

Jeffrey M. Lorch, Megan E. Winzeler, Julia S. Lankton, Stephen Raverty, Heindrich N. Snyman , et al. · 2023

The emergence of ophidiomycosis (or snake fungal disease) in snakes has prompted increased awareness of the potential effects of fungal infections on wild reptile populations. Yet, aside from Ophidiomyces ophidiicola , little is known abou…

A Cross-Inoculation Experiment Reveals that Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and Nannizziopsis guarroi Can Each Infect Both Snakes and Lizards Open

Savannah Gentry, Jeffrey M. Lorch, Julia S. Lankton, Anne Pringle · 2023

Our experiment using Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and Nannizziopsis guarroi is the first to look more critically at these pathogens’ host range. We are the first to identify that both fungal pathogens can infect both corn snakes and bearded d…

Pathology of natural infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b in wild terrestrial mammals in the United States in 2022 Open

E. J. Elsmo, Arno Wünschmann, Kimberlee B. Beckmen, LB Broughton-Neiswanger, E. L. Buckles , et al. · 2023

This article describes the first detections of disease due to natural infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIv) H5N1 of the Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b in wild terrestrial mammals throughout the Uni…

Effects of lead exposure on birds breeding in the Southeast Missouri Lead Mining District Open

Rebecka L. Brasso, Danielle Cleveland, Frank R. Thompson, David E. Mosby, Kathy M. Hixson , et al. · 2023

First posted August 11, 2023 For additional information, contact: Director, Columbia Environmental Research CenterU.S. Geological Survey4200 New Haven RoadColumbia, MO 65201Contact Pubs Warehouse Lead mining in the Southeast Missouri Lead …

Haliaeetus leucocephalus (bald eagle) and Aquila chrysaetos (golden eagle) mortality and exposure to lead, mercury, and anticoagulant rodenticides in eight western and midwestern States, 2014–17 Open

Barbara Bodenstein, Julia S. Lankton, Robin E. Russell, Matthew S. Schwarz · 2023

First posted April 19, 2023 For additional information, contact: Director, National Wildlife Health CenterU.S. Geological Survey6006 Schroeder RoadMadison, WI 53711Contact Pubs Warehouse The U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health …

Review of harmful algal bloom effects on birds with implications for avian wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay region Open

Barnett A. Rattner, Catherine E. Wazniak, Julia S. Lankton, P.C. McGowan, Sergei V. Drovetski , et al. · 2022

The Chesapeake Bay, along the mid-Atlantic coast of North America, is the largest estuary in the United States and provides critical habitat for wildlife. In contrast to point and non-point source release of pesticides, metals, and industr…

Immunogenicity, Safety, and Anti-Viral Efficacy of a Subunit SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate in Captive Black-Footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and Their Susceptibility to Viral Challenge Open

Ariel E. Leon, Della Garelle, Airn E. Hartwig, Elizabeth A. Falendysz, Hon S. Ip , et al. · 2022

A preliminary vaccination trial against the emergent pathogen, SARS-CoV-2, was completed in captive black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes; BFF) to assess safety, immunogenicity, and anti-viral efficacy. Vaccination and boosting of 15 BFF …

Paralytic shellfish toxins associated with Arctic Tern mortalities in Alaska Open

Caroline Van Hemert, John R. Harley, Gwen Baluss, Matthew M. Smith, Robert J. Dusek , et al. · 2022

Experimental inoculation trial to determine the effects of temperature and humidity on White-nose Syndrome in hibernating bats Open

Winifred F. Frick, Emily Johnson, Tina L. Cheng, Julia S. Lankton, Robin W. Warne , et al. · 2022

Diplotriaena obtusa (Nematoda: Diplotriaenidae) from Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) and Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Collected During Mortality Events in the Upper Midwest, USA Open

Michelle L. Michalski, Emily Kadolph, Constance L. Roderick, Julia S. Lankton, Rebecca A. Cole · 2021

Several mortality events involving barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) and cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) were reported in the Upper Midwestern states in 2017 and 2018. Barn swallow mortality followed unseasonal cold snaps, with the…

Confirmed Cases of Ophidiomycosis in Museum Specimens from as Early as 1945, United States Open

Jeffrey M. Lorch, Steven J. Price, Julia S. Lankton, Andrea N. Drayer · 2021

Ophidiomycosis represents a conservation threat to wild snake populations. The disease was reported in North America early in the 21st century, but the history of ophidiomycosis has not been investigated. We examined museum specimens and c…

Investigation of Algal Toxins in a Multispecies Seabird Die-Off in the Bering and Chukchi Seas Open

Caroline Van Hemert, Robert J. Dusek, Matthew M. Smith, Robert Kaler, Gay Sheffield , et al. · 2021

Between 2014 and 2017, widespread seabird mortality events were documented annually in the Bering and Chukchi seas, concurrent with dramatic reductions of sea ice, warmer than average ocean temperatures, and rapid shifts in marine ecosyste…

A review of algal toxin exposures on reserved federal lands and among trust species in the United States Open

Zachary R. Laughrey, Victoria G. Christensen, Robert J. Dusek, Sarena Senegal, Julia S. Lankton , et al. · 2021

Associated health effects from algal toxin exposure are a growing concern for human and animal health. Algal toxin poisonings may occur from contact with or consumption of water supplies or from ingestion of contaminated animals. The U.S. …

Elemental and radionuclide exposures and uptakes by small rodents, invertebrates, and vegetation at active and post-production uranium mines in the Grand Canyon watershed Open

Danielle Cleveland, Jo Ellen Hinck, Julia S. Lankton · 2020

Mortality Due to Tyzzer's Disease of Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) in Northern Ohio, USA Open

Daniel A. Grear, Julia S. Lankton, Sara Zaleski, Mark D. Witt, Jeffrey M. Lorch · 2019

In 2017, we investigated a mortality event of muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) in northwest Ohio, US, and determined the causes of death to be from Tyzzer's disease due to Clostridium piliforme and Klebsiella pneumoniae se…

Virally-vectored vaccine candidates against white-nose syndrome induce anti-fungal immune response in little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) Open

Tonie E. Rocke, Brock Kingstad-Bakke, Marcel Wüthrich, Ben R. Stading, Rachel C. Abbott , et al. · 2019

Chiroptera Open

Lisa L. Farina, Julia S. Lankton · 2018

Is Sensitivity to Anticoagulant Rodenticides Affected by Repeated Exposure in Hawks? Open

A. Rattner Barnett, S. Lazarus Rebecca, G. Bean Thomas, E. Horak Katherine, F. Volker Steven , et al. · 2018

A seminal question in wildlife toxicology is whether exposure to an environmental contaminant, in particular a secondgeneration anticoagulant rodenticide, can evoke subtle long lasting effects on body condition, physiological function and …

Natural infections with Pigeon Paramyxovirus-1: Pathologic changes in Eurasian collared-doves (Streptopelia decaocto) and rock pigeons (Columba livia) in the USA: Data Open

Marcos Isidoro‐Ayza, Julia S. Lankton, Susan Knowles, Hon S. Ip, C. LeAnn White · 2017

We reviewed pathological findings and to a lesser extent epidemiological data from 70 free-ranging columbiforms naturally infected with Pigeon paramyxovirus-1 (PPMV-1) from 25 different PPMV-1 mortality events in columbiforms in the USA. I…

Natural Infections With Pigeon Paramyxovirus Serotype 1: Pathologic Changes in Eurasian Collared-Doves (Streptopelia decaocto) and Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) in the United States Open

Marcos Isidoro‐Ayza, Claudio L. Afonso, James B. Stanton, Susan Knowles, Hon S. Ip , et al. · 2017

Pigeon paramyxovirus serotype 1 (PPMV-1) is a globally distributed, virulent member of the avian paramyxovirus serotype 1 serogroup that causes mortality in columbiformes and poultry. Following introduction into the United States in the mi…

Chemistry, radiation and histopathology data in support of manuscript "Pre-mining trace element and radiation exposture to biota from a breccia pipe uranium mine in the Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA) watershed" Open

Jo Ellen Hinck, Danielle Cleveland, Julia S. Lankton · 2017

The risks to wildlife and humans from uranium (U) mining to the Grand Canyon watershed are largely unknown. In addition to U, other co-occurring ore constituents contribute to risks to biological receptors depending on their toxicological …

Etiologies of Nodular Skin Lesions in Passerines: A Case Series Open

Jeffery Carey, Julia S. Lankton, Erica Miller · 2016

Nodular skin lesions often are observed in passerines presenting to wildlife rehabilitators. Although these lesions may appear grossly similar, their etiologies can be highly diverse, which confounds appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Pr…

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