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Antigenic, genetic, and pathogenic characterization of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses isolated from dead whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) found in northern Japan in 2008
Virus Genes. 2010 Dec;41(3):351-7. Epub 2010 Sep 17.
M Okamatsu et al.

Identifying genetic markers of adaptation for surveillance of viral host jumps
Nat Rev Microbiol. 2010 Nov;8(11):802-13. Epub 2010 Oct 12.
KM Pepin et al.

Survival and movement of mule deer and white-tailed deer in Nebraska with implications for the spread of chronic wasting disease and hemorrhagic disease [dissertation]
CJ Frost

PRION 2010 Meeting Reports - International Prion Congress: From agent to disease; September 8–11, 2010; Salzburg, Austria
Prion. 2010; 4(3): 107-224

Study: Mother to Offspring Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease [Abstract]
Courtesy of Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance

National News: CWD Vaccine Information [Audio recordings and slide show available online]
Courtesy of Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance

Accidental infection of veterinary personnel with Mycobacterium tuberculosis at necropsy: a case study
Veterinary Microbiology. 2010; [Epub ahead of print]
H Posthaus et al.

Indiana Wildlife Disease News - November 2010
Volume 5, Issue 3 [full newsletter available to download]
Older issues recently made available

Emerging Infectious Diseases - December 2010
Volume 16, Number 12

Avian Influenza Survey in Migrating Waterfowl in Sonora, Mexico
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2010; [Epub ahead of print]
M Montalvo-Corral et al.

Prioritizing emerging zoonoses in the Netherlands
PLoS One. 2010 Nov 15;5(11):e13965.
AH Havelaar et al.

Mercury in breeding and wintering Nelson’s Sparrows (Ammodramus nelsoni)
Ecotoxicology. 2010; [Epub ahead of print]
VL Winder and SD Emslie

Identification and characterization of duck plague virus glycoprotein C gene and gene product
Virology Journal. 2010; [Epub ahead of print]
B Lian et al.

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