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Deciphering Serology to Understand the Ecology of Infectious Diseases in Wildlife
EcoHealth. 2013 Sep; 10(3): 298-313. DOI: 10.1007/s10393-013-0856-0
Amy T. Gilbert et al.

Wildlife Mortality Investigation and Disease Research: Contributions of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center to Endangered Species Management and Recovery
Ecohealth. 2014 Jan 14. [Epub ahead of print]
Brand CJ.

Assay dependence of Brucella antibody prevalence in a declining Alaskan harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) population
Acta Vet Scand. 2013 Jan 16;55:2. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-55-2.
Hueffer K, Gende SM, O'Hara TM.


Experimental warming drives a seasonal shift in the timing of host-parasite dynamics with consequences for disease risk
Ecology Letters. 2013; [Ahead of print 2013 Jan 08]. DOI: 10.1111/ele.12244
Sara H. Paull, Pieter T. J. Johnson

Discovery of a new avian bornavirus genotype in estrildid finches (Estrildidae) in Germany
Veterinary Microbiology. 2014 Jan 31; 168(2–4): 318–323
Dennis Rubbenstroth et al.

MYRSIDEA CLAYTONI (PHTHIRAPTERA: MENOPONIDAE) FROM CYMBIRHYNCHUS MACRORHYNCHOS (PASSERIFORMES: EURYLAIMIDAE): A CASE OF NATURAL HOST-SWITCHING
J Parasitol. 2014 Jan 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Sychra O, Najer T, Kounek F, Nguyen HM, Tolstenkov OO.

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine - December 2013
Volume 44, Issue 4

Laser Capture Microdissection for the Investigative Pathologist
Veterinary Pathology. 2014 Jan; 51(1): 257-269. doi: 10.1177/0300985813510533
H Liu et al.

Measuring contact patterns with wearable sensors: methods, data characteristics and applications to data-driven simulations of infectious diseases
Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2014 Jan; 20(1): 10-16. [Ahead of print 2013 Dec 18]. DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12472
A. Barrat et al.

Genetic Variability of the Neogregarine Apicystis bombi, an Etiological Agent of an Emergent Bumblebee Disease
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(12): e81475. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081475
Maharramov J, Meeus I, Maebe K, Arbetman M, Morales C, et al.

Impacts of mesomycetozoean parasites on amphibian and freshwater fish populations
Fungal Biology Reviews. 2013 Dec; 27(3–4): 100–111
J.J.L. Rowley et al.

Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of iridovirus in the Chinese giant salamander
Journal of Virological Methods. Volume 194, Issues 1–2, December 2013, Pages 211–216
Yan Meng et al.

Common and pathogen-specific virulence factors are different in function and structure
Virulence. 2013 Jan;Volume 5, Issue 1: 473 - 482. DOI:10.4161/viru.25730
Chao Niu et al.