July 7, 2010

Wildlife Disease Journal Digest




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Pathocenosis: A Holistic Approach to Disease Ecology
Ecohealth. 2010 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]
JP Gonzalez et al.

Perfluorooctanoic acid induces peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation and cytokine expression in the liver of male Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Chemosphere. 2010 Jun 29. [Epub ahead of print]
JH Yang

Tissue mercury concentrations and adrenocortical responses of female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) near a contaminated river
Ecotoxicology. 2010 Jul 2. [Epub ahead of print]
H Wada et al.

Persistence with Chytridiomycosis Does Not Assure Survival of Direct-developing Frogs
EcoHealth. 2010; [Epub ahead of print]
AV Longo and PA Burrowes

Avian biology, the human influence on global avian influenza transmission, and performing surveillance in wild birds
Anim Health Res Rev. 2010 Jun;11(1):35-41.
Special Issue Influenza in Animals
SE Gibbs

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine - June 2010
Volume 41, Issue 2

Veterinary Parasitology - July 2010
Volume 171, Issue 1-2

Avian Diseases - June 2010
Volume 54, Number 2

Disease of Aquatic Organisms - July 2010
Volume 90, Issue 3

The Carrier - May 2010
Volume 2, Issue 2 [pdf][free full-text available]

Coxiella burnetii infection of a Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) found in Washington state
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print]
GJ Kersh et al.

Trichomoniasis in finches from the Canadian Maritime provinces--An emerging disease
Can Vet J. 2010 Apr;51(4):391-6. [free full-text available]
MJ Forzán et al.

Molecular genealogy tools for white-tailed deer with chronic wasting disease
Can J Vet Res. 2010 Apr;74(2):153-6. [free full-text available]
HB Ernest et al.

Forensic science, genetics and wildlife biology: getting the right mix for a wildlife DNA forensics lab
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2010 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]
R Ogden

West Nile Virus Activity --- United States, 2009
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2010 Jul 2; 59(25):769-772
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Molecular investigation of the occurrence of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife and ticks in an endemic area
Vet Microbiol. 2010 Jun 9. [Epub ahead of print]
I Astobiza et al.


Top Stories - News Briefs

Anthrax, bison - Canada (02): (NT) [T Ellsworth/ProMED Mail - www.promedmail.org, 05 Jul 2010; Northwest Territories, Canada - Map It ]
Original news story: Bison anthrax outbreak in N.W.T. lowlands

Campground closed after ground squirrel tests positive for plague [R Vives/Los Angeles Times - www.latimes.com, 04 July 2010; Los Alamos Campground, California, USA - Map It ]

Temperatures blamed for fish deaths [D Cole/Coeur d'Alene Press - www.cdapress.com, 03 July 2010; Idaho, USA - Spirit Lake - Map It , Blanchard Lake - Map It ]

Borne on the Wing: Avian Influenza Risk in U.S. Wild Songbirds Mapped [National Science Foundation - www.nsf.gov/news, 06 July 2010]

Scientists find oil blotches on Gulf crab larvae [J Flesher/Associated Press - www.ap.org, 02 July 2010]
Related news: First oil reaches the coast of Texas

Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers (OFWIM) News
2010 Spring Issue [free full-text available][pdf]