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Tests find record number of dead birds with West Nile
North County Times - www.nctimes.com
05 Aug 2008
Area: San Diego Country, California, USA - Map It 
A record number of dead birds tested positive for West Nile virus in the latest round of San Diego County's weekly testing for the disease, officials said Tuesday. With the addition of 62 birds from all corners of the county testing positive this week, the 2008 tally of infected dead birds reached 216, officials said.
"The dead bird counts have risen significantly this week, and we still have not hit the peak of West Nile virus season," said Gary Erbeck, director of the county Department of Environmental Health. "Last year, we had a total of 118 dead birds for the entire year. Residents should pay attention and take our warnings seriously."
Bubonic Plague Reported in Western Nebraska
CBS Action 3 News - www.action3news.com
05 Aug 2008
Area: Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA - Map It
A rare case of bubonic plague has been reported in Scotts Bluff County. A veterinarian diagnosed the plague in a cat. County Health Director Bill Wineman briefed the county board on the diagnosis and necessary public health precautions.
Clark Island sea lion likely has brain damage from toxinBellingham Herald - www.bellinghamherald.com
05 Aug 2008
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Area: Clark Island, San Juan County, California - Map It
A California Sea Lion that hauled itself onto a Ferndale family's boat off Clark Island Sunday, Aug. 3, is likely suffering the poisoning effects of a toxin found in algae, marine mammal rescuers say.
The sea lion, a 2- or 3-year-old female, has shown unusual and erratic behavior, a red flag for domoic acid poisoning, said Amy Traxler, coordinator at the San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network in Friday Harbor.
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OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH NEWS
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- Anthrax on Turner ranch prompts road closure - Gallatin County, Montana – Map It
- Seven TB research projects get funding [scroll down for news links]
- Bluetongue vaccination 'vital' as disease spreads in France - Map It
- Lake Elmo woman pleads guilty to wildlife smuggling
- Bacteria, not influenza, were real killers in 1918 flu pandemic
Primate News- World's primates moving toward extinction, conservation group say
- Wildlife numbers are increasing in Kenyan reserve
- Mysterious, fatal disease bound for elk feedgrounds
- Help Monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease
- ProMed - Prion disease update 2008
- Purdue toxicologist is new Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory director
- Wildlife biologist batty over nocturnal flying mammals
- One-health wonders – Rear Adm. William S. Stokes, US Public Health Services -JAVMA News
Wildlife Health Related Publications
Veterinary Parasitology – Aug 2008
Volume 155, Issue 3-4
Articles of note
- Neospora caninum antibodies in wild carnivores from Spain
- Characterization of widespread canine leishmaniasis among wild carnivores from Spain
- Emergence of Echinococcus multilocularis among Red Foxes in northern Germany, 1991–2005
- Preliminary evaluation of exotic tick species and exotic pathogens imported on migratory birds into the British Isles
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