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Natural history of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1
Virus Res. 2013 Jun 2. pii: S0168-1702(13)00174-3. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2013.05.009. [Epub ahead of print]
S Sonnberg et al.

Interspecies transmission and emergence of novel viruses: lessons from bats and birds
Trends Microbiol. 2013 Jun 13. pii: S0966-842X(13)00089-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2013.05.005. [Epub ahead of print]
JF Chan et al.

The pandemic pathogen of amphibians, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Phylum Chytridiomycota), in Italy
Italian Journal of Zoology. 2013; 80(1): 1-11. doi:10.1080/11250003.2012.753473
G Tessa et al.

Pandemic Influenza Viruses - Hoping for the Road Not Taken
N Engl J Med. 2013 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]
DM Morens et al.

International Development, Emerging Diseases, and Ecohealth[Editorial][pdf]
EcoHealth. 2013 Mar; 10(1): 1-3. doi:10.1007/s10393-013-0820-z
CJ Standley and TL Bogich

Differences in the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in feather samples from 4-week-old and 24-week-old infected Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos var. domestica)
Veterinary Microbiology. 2013 Aug; 165(3-4): 443–447. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.03.019
R Aiello et al.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals in aquatic environments: A potential reason for organism extinction?
Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 2013; 16(1): 88-93. DOI:10.1080/14634988.2013.759073
Y Wanga and J Zhoub

Microbial and enzymatic inactivation of prions in soil environments
Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2013 Apr; 59: 1–15
CJ Booth et al.

Diseases at the livestock-wildlife interface: status, challenges, and opportunities in the United States
Prev Vet Med. 2013 Jun 1;110(2):119-32. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.11.021. Epub 2012 Dec 14.
RS Miller et al.

Anisakis species (Nematoda: Anisakidae) of Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) stranded off the Pacific coast of southern Philippine archipelago
Veterinary Parasitology. 2013; [Epub ahead of print 2013 May 31]. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.05.019
KMA Quiazon et al.

Emergent fungal entomopathogen does not alter density dependence in a viral competitor
Ecology. 2013; 94:1217–1222. doi:10.1890/12-1329.1
AM Liebhold et al.

Babesia odocoilei infection in a Saskatchewan elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) herd
J Vet Diagn Invest. 2013 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print]
KM Pattullo et al.

Immunization with a Synthetic Peptide Vaccine Fails to Protect Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from Chronic Wasting Disease
J Wildl Dis. 2013 Jul;49(3):694-8. doi: 10.7589/2012-07-200.
JL Pilon et al.

Cost benefit analysis of tuberculosis control in wildlife-livestock interface areas of Southern Zambia
Prev Vet Med. 2013 Jun 1;110(2):274-9. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.10.020. Epub 2012 Dec 1.
KK Mwacalimba et al.

Novel Ehrlichia and Hepatozoon Agents Infecting the Crab-Eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Southeastern Brazil
Journal of Medical Entomology 50(3):640-646. 2013
AP Almeida et al.

Survey of Plasmodium spp. in Free-Ranging Neotropical Primates from the Brazilian Amazon Region impacted by Anthropogenic Actions
Ecohealth. 2013 Mar;10(1):48-53. doi: 10.1007/s10393-012-0809-z. Epub 2013 Feb 13.
MG Bueno et al.

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Psittacid Herpesvirus 3 Infection in the Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) in Australia
Veterinary Pathology. 2013; [Epub 2013 May 22]. doi:10.1177/0300985813490753
M Gabor et al.

Haematological characteristics of individuals from nine species of Australian cockatoos in response to naturally occurring disease and injury
Comparative Clinical Pathology. 2013; [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1007/s00580-013-1766-9
P Clark et al.

Epidemiology and Infection - Special Issue TB in Wildlife
Special Issue 07 (TB in Wildlife) - July
Volume 141 - Special Issue 07 (TB in Wildlife) - July 2013 Editors: Katharina D. C. Stärk

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an issue for veterinary hospitals
Australian Veterinary Journal. 2013 Jun; 91(6): 215–219. [Epub 2013 May 29]. doi:10.1111/avj.12060
JL Allen et al.

Veterinary Public Health Management Newsletter - June 2013 [pdf]
Winter Issue