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Multiple host transfers, but only one successful lineage in a continent-spanning emergent pathogen
Proc Biol Sci. 2013 Sep 7;280(1766):20131068. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1068.
Hochachka WM et al.

Prevalence of Ranavirus in Virginia Turtles as Detected by Tail-Clip Sampling Versus Oral-Cloacal Swabbing
Northeastern Naturalist. 2013; 20(2):325-332. doi: 10.1656/045.020.0208
RM Goodman et al.

The Dental Pathology of Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Journal of Comparative Pathology
Volume 149, Issues 2–3, August–October 2013, Pages 346–355
J.N. Winer et al.

History, novelty, and emergence of an infectious amphibian disease
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jun 4;110(23):9193-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1305730110. Epub 2013 May 6.
Collins JP.

The ecology of tick-borne diseases
International Journal for Parasitology. 2013; Epub 2013 Aug 01.
doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.06.009
Miriam Pfäffle et al.

Algae as Reservoirs for Coral Pathogens
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(7): e69717. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069717
Sweet MJ et al.

Habitat, wildlife, and one health: Arcanobacterium pyogenes in Maryland and Upper Eastern Shore white-tailed deer populations
Infect Ecol Epidemiol. 2013 Aug 6;3. doi: 10.3402/iee.v3i0.19175. Print 2013.
Turner MM et al.

Falling through the Cracks: Shortcomings in the Collaboration between Biologists and Veterinarians and Their Consequences for Wildlife
ILAR J. 2013 Jan;54(1):33-40. doi: 10.1093/ilar/ilt010.
Issue Title: Ethical and IACUC Considerations for Field Biology Studies
Cattet MR.

Identification of a novel polyomavirus from vervet monkeys in Zambia
J Gen Virol. 2013 Jun;94(Pt 6):1357-64. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.050740-0. Epub 2013 Feb 20.
Yamaguchi H et al.

In vitro prion protein conversion suggests risk of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
BMC Veterinary Research. 2013; 9:157. doi:10.1186/1746-6148-9-157. Epub 2013 Aug 09.
Aaron R Morawski et al.

Fatal toxoplasmosis associated with an atypical Toxoplasma gondii strain in a Bennett's wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) in Spain
Veterinary Parasitology. 2013 Sep 23; 196(3-4); 523–527. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.03.001
X. Fernández-Aguilara et al.

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Tools for Prioritising Emerging or Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases Associated with Climate Change in Canada
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(8): e68338. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068338
Cox R, Sanchez J, Revie CW

Ancient Dispersal of the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon Rainforest
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(8): e71148. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071148
Hagen F, et al.

Nation-Wide, Web-Based, Geographic Information System for the Integrated Surveillance and Control of Dengue Fever in Mexico
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(8): e70231. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070231
Hernandez-Avila JE et al.

Pathogen-Host Associations and Predicted Range Shifts of Human Monkeypox in Response to Climate Change in Central Africa
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(7): e66071. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066071
Thomassen HA et al.

Demodectic Mange, Dermatophilosis, and Other Parasitic and Bacterial Dermatologic Diseases in Free-Ranging White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the United States From 1975 to 2012
Veterinary Pathology. 2013; Epub 2013 Aug 02. doi: 10.1177/0300985813498783
N. M. Nemeth et al.

Long-Term Monitoring of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia Infections in Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Different Stages of Habituation in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(8): e71840. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071840
Sak B, et al.

Heterosubtypic Immunity to Influenza A Virus Infections in Mallards May Explain Existence of Multiple Virus Subtypes
PLoS Pathog. 2013; 9(6): e1003443. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003443
Latorre-Margalef N, et al.

Scoping Review on Search Queries and Social Media for Disease Surveillance: A Chronology of Innovation
J Med Internet Res 2013;15(7):e147. doi:10.2196/jmir.2740
TM Bernardo et al.