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Morphological and molecular analyses of larval taeniid species in small mammals from contrasting habitats in Denmark
J Helminthol. 2013 Oct 28:1-6. [Epub ahead of print]
Al-Sabi MN, Jensen PM, Christensen MU, Kapel CM.

Phylogenetic evaluation of Geomyces and allies reveals no close relatives of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, comb. nov., in bat hibernacula of eastern North America
Fungal Biology. 2013 Sep; 117(9): 638–649
Andrew M. Minnis and Daniel L. Lindner

Survey of infectious agents in the endangered Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes): High prevalence and diversity of hemotrophic mycoplasmas
Veterinary Microbiology. 2013; [Epub ahead of print 2013 Oct 09]
Javier Cabello et al.

Studying immunity to zoonotic diseases in the natural host - keeping it real
Nat Rev Immunol. 2013 Oct 25. doi: 10.1038/nri3551. [Epub ahead of print]
Bean AG, Baker ML, Stewart CR, Cowled C, Deffrasnes C, Wang LF, Lowenthal JW.

Badger social networks correlate with tuberculosis infection
Curr Biol. 2013 Oct 21;23(20):R915-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.011.
Weber N, Carter SP, Dall SR, Delahay RJ, McDonald JL, Bearhop S, McDonald RA.

Early-life exposure to a herbicide has enduring effects on pathogen-induced mortality
Proc Biol Sci. 2013 Oct 23;280(1772):20131502. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1502. Print 2013.
Rohr JR, Raffel TR, Halstead NT, McMahon TA, Johnson SA, Boughton RK, Martin LB.

International Trade Standards for Commodities and Products Derived from Animals: The Need for a System that Integrates Food Safety and Animal Disease Risk Management
Transbound Emerg Dis. 2013 Oct 22. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12164. [Epub ahead of print]
Thomson GR, Penrith ML, Atkinson MW, Thalwitzer S, Mancuso A, Atkinson SJ, Osofsky SA.

Avian influenza infection alters fecal odor in mallards
PLoS One. 2013 Oct 16;8(10):e75411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075411.
Kimball BA, Yamazaki K, Kohler D, Bowen RA, Muth JP, Opiekun M, Beauchamp GK.

Fatal epicarditis in a hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) a red-listed bird of high conservation concern in Britain associated with Cyathostoma species and Escherichia coli infection [No online abstract available]
Vet Rec. 2013 Oct 21. doi: 10.1136/vr.101476. [Epub ahead of print]
Vaughan-Higgins R, Murphy S, Carter I, Pocknell A, Harris E, Sainsbury AW.

Virological investigation of avian influenza virus on postglacial species of phasianidae and tetraonidae in the italian alps
ISRN Vet Sci. 2013 Sep 17;2013:601732. doi: 10.1155/2013/601732.
Delogu M, Ghetti G, Gugiatti A, Cotti C, Piredda I, Frasnelli M, De Marco MA.

Serosurvey of dogs for human, livestock, and wildlife pathogens, Uganda
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Apr;19(4):680-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1904.121143.
Millán J, Chirife AD, Kalema-Zikusoka G, Cabezón O, Muro J, Marco I, Cliquet F, León-Vizcaíno L, Wasniewski M, Almería S, Mugisha L.

Superinfection reconciles host-parasite association and cross-species transmission
Theor Popul Biol. 2013 Oct 23. pii: S0040-5809(13)00106-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tpb.2013.09.015. [Epub ahead of print]
Haven J, Park AW.

Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in Captive Psittacines from Costa Rica
Vet Med Int. 2013;2013:142962. doi: 10.1155/2013/142962. Epub 2013 Sep 18.
Sheleby-Elías J, Solórzano-Morales A, Romero-Zuñiga JJ, Dolz G.

Molecular Localization Techniques in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Nonhuman Primate Infectious Diseases
Veterinary Pathology. 2013; [Epub ahead of print 2013 Oct 29]. doi: 10.1177/0300985813509386
K. G. Mansfield et al.

The Viruses of Wild Pigeon Droppings
PLoS ONE. 2013. 8(9): e72787. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072787
Phan TG, Vo NP, Boros Á, Pankovics P, Reuter G, et al.

Critical role of segment-specific packaging signals in genetic reassortment of influenza A viruses
PNAS. 2013 Oct 01; 110(40): E3840-E3848
Boris Essere et al.

Examination of temporal DDT trends in Lake Erie fish communities using dynamic linear modeling
Journal of Great Lakes Research. 2013 Sep; 39(3): 437–448
Maryam Mahmood et al.

Variation in Thermal Performance of a Widespread Pathogen, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(9): e73830. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073830
Stevenson LA, Alford RA, Bell SC, Roznik EA, Berger L, et al.