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Manatee deaths on the rise
Mother Nature Network - www.mnn.com
08 Apr 2009
Location: Florida, USA - Map It
More than 100 newborn manatees were found dead in 2008, up from 59 in 2007, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
The as-yet-unexplained deaths accompany a general rise in all manatee deaths in Florida last year: 337 compared to 317 the year before.
Some of the manatee deaths have obvious causes: 90 adults were killed by speeding boats. But the deaths of the young calves remains a mystery.
Other Marine Animal News
>>> Dead whale washes up on Oregon coast [juvenile gray whale] [Oregon, USA - Map It ]
>>> Whale sharks threatened by interbreeding
>>> Rat Poison Ruled Out for Death of Whales [includes video]
>>> Leatherback Turtles Consuming Plastic
]>>> Whale sharks threatened by interbreeding
>>> Rat Poison Ruled Out for Death of Whales [includes video]
>>> Leatherback Turtles Consuming Plastic
Wis DNR testing 70 lakes, rivers for fish virus
CBS- WKBT.com - www.wkbt.com (source: Associated Press)
11 Apr 2009
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is testing more than 70 state lakes and rivers for a deadly fish virus. . . .
VHS [viral hemorrhagic septicemia] is not a human health threat but it can infect 37 different fish species. It's been found in Lake Michigan. The virus has caused big fish kills in other Great Lakes waters.
More VHS News
Avian influenza: Japan, raccoons, serology
ProMed Mail - www.promedmail.org
09 Apr 2009
The report on finding positive serological reactions in sera of 10 out of 988 wild raccoons in Japan requires further information before we can conclude that raccoons are a threat for the introduction of H5N1 avian influenza virus into chicken farms that would warrant the imposition of countermeasures.
More Avian Influenza News
>>> Western Kentucky backyard flocks test negative for avian influenza
>>> Rapid avian flu test cleared by FDA
>>> Egyptian H5N1 cases prompt speculation about silent infections
>>> Rapid avian flu test cleared by FDA
>>> Egyptian H5N1 cases prompt speculation about silent infections
Rabies, animal, human
ProMed Mail - www.promedmail.org
09 Apr 2009
Location: Moscow Region, Russia - Map It
. . . Gavrilenko stated that 4 persons died in the Moscow Region during 2008 as a result of rabies virus infection; 3 of them resided in the Moscow region and one in the city of Moscow. All cases were the result of bites from wild animals, 2 as a result of fox bites and one as the result of a raccoon dog bite. There is no information available regarding the 4th case.
During the course of 2008, some 25 000 people, including 5000 children, required medical treatment as a result of animal bites.
>>> Coconino enacts rabies quarantine [Arizona, USA]
Preliminary Research Finds Less Than One Half of One Percent Occurrences of E.coli 0157:H7 in Wildlife in Central Coast Counties
YubaNet.com - yubanet.com
08 Apr 2009
Preliminary results from a joint E. coli environmental study found less than one half of one percent of 866 wild animals tested positive for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Central California. The study of water, soil, livestock and wildlife is being conducted by the University of California, Davis, the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It investigates the occurrence of the strain of E. coli that caused the disease outbreak in California agricultural fields in 2006.
Preliminary results from the wildlife portion of the study suggest less than one half of one percent of the wildlife tested positive for E. coli O157:H7. The finding is based on environmental sampling done over a two year period by government and university scientists from wild animals in the central coast region of California. Preliminary results from water, soil and livestock samples are not yet completed and may be reported separately.
. . . The small number of positive animals suggests the risk for produce contamination by wildlife is probably low, and following good agricultural practices should minimize the public health risk."
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Photo courtesy of The Guardian
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