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Wild bird surveillance for avian influenza virus
Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1161:69-81. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0758-8_7
Brown JD, Poulson R, Stallknecht DE.

Perpetuation and reassortment of gull influenza A viruses in Atlantic North America
Virology. 2014 May;456-457:353-63. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 Apr 28.
Huang Y et al.

Viral metagenomic analysis of feces of wild small carnivores
Virol J. 2014 May 15;11(1):89. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-11-89.
Bodewes R et al.

Association of a lukM-positive clone of Staphylococcus aureus with fatal exudative dermatitis in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)
Vet Microbiol. 2013 Mar 23;162(2-4):987-91. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.10.025. Epub 2012 Nov 2.
Simpson VR et al.

Temporal patterns in immunity, infection load and disease susceptibility: understanding the drivers of host responses in the amphibian-chytrid fungus system
Functional Ecology. 2014 Jun; 28(3): 569–578. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12194
Stephanie S. Gervasi et al.

The EMPRES-i genetic module: a novel tool linking epidemiological outbreak information and genetic characteristics of influenza viruses
Database. 2014; bau008 doi: 10.1093/database/bau008
Filip Claes et al.

Monitoring Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions in the Information Age: How Smartphones Can Improve Data Collection
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(6): e98613. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098613
Olson DD, Bissonette JA, Cramer PC, Green AD, Davis ST, et al.

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis prevalence and haplotypes in domestic and imported pet amphibians in Japan
Tamukai K, Une Y, Tominaga A, Suzuki K, Goka K (2014)
Dis Aquat Org 109:165-175

First evidence of hemoplasma infection in free-ranging Namibian cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
Vet Microbiol. 2013 Mar 23;162(2-4):972-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.10.009. Epub 2012 Oct 16.
Krengel A et al.

Fish pathogens near the Arctic Circle: molecular, morphological and ecological evidence for unexpected diversity of Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) in Iceland
Int J Parasitol. 2014 Jun 11. pii: S0020-7519(14)00122-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.04.009. [Epub ahead of print]
Blasco-Costa I et al.

Gross and microscopic pathology of hard and soft corals in New Caledonia
J Invertebr Pathol. 2014 Jun 10. pii: S0022-2011(14)00082-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.007. [Epub ahead of print]
Work TM et al.

Extreme Heterogeneity in Parasitism Despite Low Population Genetic Structure among Monarch Butterflies Inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 13;9(6):e100061. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100061. eCollection 2014.
Pierce AA1, de Roode JC1, Altizer S2, Bartel RA3.

Demographic consequences of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in a vulnerable long-lived bird, the wandering albatross
Proc Biol Sci. 2014 Jul 22;281(1787). pii: 20133313. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3313. Epub 2014 Jun 11.
Goutte A et al.

Trichomonas stableri n. sp., an agent of trichomonosis in Pacific Coast band-tailed pigeons (Patagioenas fasciata monilis)
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2013 Dec 28;3(1):32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.12.002. eCollection 2014.
Girard YA et al.

Diffusion of influenza viruses among migratory birds with a focus on the Southwest United States
Infect Genet Evol. 2014 Jun 6. pii: S1567-1348(14)00198-1. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.05.029. [Epub ahead of print]
Scotch M et al.

Evidence That Bank Vole PrP Is a Universal Acceptor for Prions 
PLoS Pathog 10(4): e1003990. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003990
Watts JC, Giles K, Patel S, Oehler A, DeArmond SJ, et al. (2014)

Disease of Aquatic Organisms - May 2014
Vol. 109, No. 2

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 2014
Volume 3, Issue 2

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TOWARD A MODERNIZED DEFINITION OF WILDLIFE HEALTH
J Wildl Dis. 2014 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Stephen C.

White-nose syndrome fungus: a generalist pathogen of hibernating bats
PLoS One. 2014 May 12;9(5):e97224. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097224. eCollection 2014.
Zukal J et al.

Surveillance for emerging biodiversity diseases of wildlife
PLoS Pathog. 2014 May 29;10(5):e1004015. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004015. eCollection 2014.
Grogan LF et al.

Ticks of the Hyalomma marginatum complex transported by migratory birds into Central Europe
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2014 Apr 29. pii: S1877-959X(14)00061-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.03.002. [Epub ahead of print]
Capek M et al.

Identification and characterization of Highlands J virus from a Mississippi sandhill crane using unbiased next-generation sequencing
J Virol Methods. 2014 May 29. pii: S0166-0934(14)00210-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.05.018. [Epub ahead of print]
Ip HS et al.


A 5-year Chlamydia vaccination programme could reverse disease-related koala population decline: Predictions from a mathematical model using field data
Vaccine. 2014 May 27. pii: S0264-410X(14)00725-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.049. [Epub ahead of print]
Craig AP et al.

Wetland characteristics influence disease risk for a threatened amphibian
Ecological Applications. 2014; 24:650–662. doi: 10.1890/13-0389.1
Geoffrey W. Heard et al.

Anthropogenic Land Use Change and Infectious Diseases: A Review of the Evidence
Ecohealth. 2014 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]
Gottdenker NL et al.

The effect of seasonal birth pulses on pathogen persistence in wild mammal populations
Proc Biol Sci. 2014 Jul 7;281(1786). pii: 20132962. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2962.
Peel AJ et al.

The potential impact of native Australian trypanosome infections on the health of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Parasitology. 2011 Jun;138(7):873-83. doi: 10.1017/S0031182011000369. Epub 2011 Apr 27.
McInnes LM et al.

Prevalence, diversity, and interaction patterns of avian haemosporidians in a four-year study of blackcaps in a migratory divide
Parasitology. 2011 Jun;138(7):824-35. doi: 10.1017/S0031182011000515. Epub 2011 Apr 26.
Santiago-Alarcon D et al.

A novel siadenovirus detected in the kidneys and liver of Gouldian finches (Erythura gouldiae)
Vet Microbiol. 2014 Apr 21. pii: S0378-1135(14)00206-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.04.006. [Epub ahead of print]
Joseph HM et al.

Assessing host extinction risk following exposure to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Proc Biol Sci. 2014 May 7;281(1785):20132783. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2783. Print 2014.
Louca S et al.

Antimicrobial resistant bacteria in wild mammals and birds: a coincidence or cause for concern?
Ir Vet J. 2014 Apr 25;67(1):8. doi: 10.1186/2046-0481-67-8. eCollection 2014.
Smith S et al.

Career Attitudes of First-Year Veterinary Students Before and After a Required Course on Veterinary Careers
J Vet Med Educ. 2014 May 2:1-10. [Epub ahead of print]
Fish RE and Griffith EH.

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Demographic Processes Drive Increases in Wildlife Disease following Population Reduction
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(5): e86563. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086563
Prentice JC, Marion G, White PCL, Davidson RS, Hutchings MR

Role of wildlife in the epidemiology of Leishmania infantum infection in Europe
Parasitology Research. 2014 May; [Epub]. doi: 10.1007/s00436-014-3929-2
Javier Millán et al.
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Avian Influenza Virus Antibodies in Pacific Coast Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa)
J Wildl Dis. 2014 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Johnson JA1, Decicco LH, Ruthrauff DR, Krauss S, Hall JS.
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High Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential of Two Simian Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses in a Wild Primate Population
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(3): e90714. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090714
Bailey AL, Lauck M, Weiler A, Sibley SD, Dinis JM, et al.

Decline and re-expansion of an amphibian with high prevalence of chytrid fungus
Biological Conservation Volume 170, February 2014, Pages 86–91. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.034
Ben C. Scheele et al.

A simple and efficient method for detecting avian influenza virus in water samples
Journal of Virological Methods. 2014 Apr; 199:124–128. doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.01.013
Hongbo Zhang et al.

Surveillance of Avian Paramyxovirus in Migratory Waterfowls in the San-in Region of Western Japan from 2006 to 2012
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2014 Mar; 76(3):423-430. doi:10.1292/jvms.13-0539
Dennis V. Umali et al.

Use of Wild Bird Surveillance, Human Case Data and GIS Spatial Analysis for Predicting Spatial Distributions of West Nile Virus in Greece
PLoS One. 2014; 9(5): e96935. [Epub 2014 May 07]. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096935
George Valiakos et al.

Using Avian Surveillance in Ecuador to Assess the Imminence of West Nile Virus Incursion to Galápagos
Ecohealth. 2014 May 6. [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1007/s10393-014-0911-5
Eastwood G, Goodman SJ, Hilgert N, Cruz M, Kramer LD, Cunningham AA.

Emerging Infectious Diseases in Free-Ranging Wildlife–Australian Zoo Based Wildlife Hospitals Contribute to National Surveillance
PLoS One. 2014; 9(5): e95127 [Epub 2014 May 01]. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095127
Keren Cox-Witton et al.

Chronic Wasting Disease Agents in Nonhuman Primates
Emerg Infect Dis. May 2014; 20(5): 833–837. doi: 10.3201/eid2005.130778
Brent Race et al.

Avian Influenza Surveillance in the Danube Delta Using Sentinel Geese and Ducks
Influenza Res Treat. 2014; 2014: 965749 [Epub 2014 Mar 25]. doi: 10.1155/2014/965749
Alexandru Coman et al.

Journal of Wildlife Diseases - April 2014
Volume 50, Issue 2

Novel Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus in Tree Sparrow, Shanghai, China, 2013
Emerg Infect Dis. May 2014; 20(5): 850–853. doi: 10.3201/eid2005.131707
Baihui Zhao et al.

Detection of evolutionarily distinct avian influenza a viruses in antarctica
MBio. 2014 May 6;5(3). pii: e01098-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01098-14.
Hurt AC et al.

Phylogenetic and antigenic characterization of reassortant H9N2 avian influenza viruses isolated from wild waterfowl in the East Dongting Lake wetland in 2011–2012
Virol J. 2014; 11: 77. [Epub online 2014 Apr 30]. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-11-77
Yun Zhu et al.

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Possible role of songbirds and parakeets in transmission of influenza A(H7N9) virus to humans
Emerg Infect Dis [Internet]. 2014 Mar [date cited]. DOI: 10.3201/eid2003.131271
Jones JC, Sonnberg S, Koçer ZA, Shanmuganatham K, Seiler P, Shu Y, et al.

Economic Burden of West Nile Virus in the United States
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014; vol. 90 no. 3: 389-390. [Epub ahead of print 2014 Feb 10]. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0009
Alan D. T. Barrett

Measuring pesticide ecological and health risks in West African agriculture to establish an enabling environment for sustainable intensification
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B.2014 Apr 5; vol. 369 no. 1639: [Epub ahead of print 2014 Feb 17]. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0491
P. C. Jepson et al.

Reverse Zoonotic Disease Transmission (Zooanthroponosis): A Systematic Review of Seldom-Documented Human Biological Threats to Animals
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(2): e89055. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0089055
Messenger AM, Barnes AN, Gray GC

Long-term variation in influenza A virus prevalence and subtype diversity in migratory mallards in northern Europe
Proc. R. Soc. B 22 April 2014 vol. 281 no. 1781; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Feb 26]. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0098
Neus Latorre-Margale et al.

Avian Diseases - March 2014
Volume 58, Issue 1

Monitoring of fungal loads in seabird rehabilitation centers with comparisons to natural seabird environments in northern California
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2014 Mar;45(1):29-40.
Burco JD, Massey JG, Byrne BA, Tell L, Clemons KV, Ziccardi MH.

Detection and molecular characterization of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) stranded along the Galician coast (Northwest Spain)
Vet Parasitol. 2014 Mar 24. pii: S0304-4017(14)00179-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.018. [Epub ahead of print]
Reboredo-Fernández A1, Gómez-Couso H2, Martínez-Cedeira JA3, Cacciò SM4, Ares-Mazás E1.

In vitro exposure of DE-71, a penta-PBDE mixture, on immune endpoints in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and B6C3F1 mice
J Appl Toxicol. 2014 Apr 7. doi: 10.1002/jat.3008. [Epub ahead of print]
Wirth JR1, Peden-Adams MM, White ND, Bossart GD, Fair PA.

Fatal combined infection with canine distemper virus and orthopoxvirus in a group of Asian marmots (Marmota caudata)
Vet Pathol. 2013 Sep;50(5):914-20. doi: 10.1177/0300985813476060. Epub 2013 Feb 4.
Origgi FC1, Sattler U, Pilo P, Waldvogel AS.

Multi-level determinants of parasitic fly infection in forest passerines
PLoS One. 2013 Jul 10;8(7):e67104. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067104. Print 2013.
Manzoli DE et al. 

Using auxiliary information to improve wildlife disease surveillance when infected animals are not detected: a bayesian approach
PLoS One. 2014 Mar 27;9(3):e89843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089843. eCollection 2014.
Heisey DM et al.

Protection of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) against West Nile virus (WNV) infection after immunization with WNV recombinant envelope protein E (rE)
Vaccine. 2013 Sep 23;31(41):4523-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.07.071. Epub 2013 Aug 6.
Escribano-Romero E et al.

Highly dynamic animal contact network and implications on disease transmission
Sci Rep. 2014; 4: 4472. [Epub ahead of print 2014 Mar 26]. doi: 10.1038/srep04472
Shi Chen et al.

Linking Bovine Tuberculosis on Cattle Farms to White-Tailed Deer and Environmental Variables Using Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(3): e90925. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090925
Walter WD, Smith R, Vanderklok M, VerCauteren K

Factors Influencing Performance of Internet-Based Biosurveillance Systems Used in Epidemic Intelligence for Early Detection of Infectious Diseases Outbreaks
PLoS ONE 9(3): e90536. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090536
Barboza P, Vaillant L, Le Strat Y, Hartley DM, Nelson NP, et al.

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Hemotropic mycoplasmas in little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus)
Parasit Vectors. 2014 Mar 24;7(1):117. [Epub ahead of print]
Mascarelli PE, Keel MK, Yabsley M, Last LA, Breitschwerdt EB, Maggi RG.

North atlantic migratory bird flyways provide routes for intercontinental movement of avian influenza viruses
PLoS One. 2014 Mar 19;9(3):e92075. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092075. eCollection 2014.
Dusek RJ et al.

First isolation of reticuloendotheliosis virus from mallards in China
Arch Virol. 2014 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]
Jiang L et al.

Dual-pathogen etiology of avian trichomonosis in a declining band-tailed pigeon population
Infect Genet Evol. 2014 Mar 13. pii: S1567-1348(14)00084-7. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.03.002. [Epub ahead of print]
Girard YA et al.

An overview of existing raptor contaminant monitoring activities in Europe
Environ Int. 2014 Mar 11;67C:12-21. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.02.004. [Epub ahead of print]
Gómez-Ramírez P et al.

Antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from humans and wildlife in Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area, Central African Republic
Vet Microbiol. 2014 Feb 16. pii: S0378-1135(14)00091-1. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.02.014. [Epub ahead of print]
Janatova M et al.

Detection and molecular characterization of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) stranded along the Galician coast (Northwest Spain)
Veterinary Parasitology. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Mar 24]. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.018
A. Reboredo-Fernández et al.

Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin White-Tailed Deer: Implications for Disease Spread and Management
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(3): e91043. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091043
Jennelle CS et al.

Internet-based surveillance systems for monitoring emerging infectious diseases
Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;14(2):160-8. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70244-5. Epub 2013 Nov 28.
Milinovich GJ et al.

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Sampling strategies and biodiversity of influenza a subtypes in wild birds
PLoS One. 2014 Mar 5;9(3):e90826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090826. eCollection 2014.
Olson SH et al.

Presence of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Native Amphibians Exported from Madagascar
PLoS One. 2014 Mar 5;9(3):e89660. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089660. eCollection 2014.
Kolby JE.

Leukocyte response to eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in a wild passerine bird
Avian Dis. 2013 Dec;57(4):744-9.
Owen J et al.

Echinococcosis in wild carnivorous species: epidemiology, genotypic diversity, and implications for veterinary public health
Veterinary Parasitology. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Mar 14]. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.009
David Carmena and Guillermo A. Cardona

Is there a relation between genetic or social groups of mallard ducks and the circulation of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses?
Veterinary Microbiology. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Mar 12]. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.03.001
Maria A. De Marco et al

A current review of avian influenza in pigeons and doves (Columbidae)
Veterinary Microbiology. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Mar 12]. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.02.042
Celia Abolnik

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia IVb Status in the United States: Inferences from Surveillance Activities and Regional Context
Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Mar 06]. doi:
L.L. Gustafson et al.

Seasonal reactivation enables Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 to persist in a wild host population
Fems Microbiology Ecology. 2014 Feb; 87 (2):536-542. doi:10.1111/1574-6941.12242
Uchii, K; Minamoto, T; Honjo, MN; Kawabata, Z

The importance of temporal heterothermy in bats
Journal of Zoology. 2014 Feb; 292 (2):86-100. doi:10.1111/jzo.12105
Authors: Stawski, C; Willis, CKR; Geiser, F

Organic contaminants in bats: Trends and new issues
Environment International. 2014 Feb; 63: 40-52. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2013.10.009
Authors: Bayat, S; Geiser, F; Kristiansen, P; Wilson, SC

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A look at lead poisoning in bald eagles
Conservationist. 2014 Feb; Epub
Kevin Hynes
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Comparison of the White-Nose Syndrome Agent Pseudogymnoascus destructans to Cave-Dwelling Relatives Suggests Reduced 
Saprotrophic Enzyme Activity. 2014; PLoS ONE 9(1): e86437. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086437
Reynolds HT, Barton HA

Potential Intercontinental Movement of Influenza A(H7N9) Virus into North America by Wild Birds: Application of a Rapid Assessment Framework
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Mar 04]. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12213
R. S. Miller, S. J. Sweeney, J. E. Akkina, E. K. Saito

First Evidence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Hong Kong Amphibian Trade
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(3): e90750. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090750
Kolby JE, Smith KM, Berger L, Karesh WB, Preston A, et al.

Abiotic factors affecting persistence of avian influenza virus in surface water from waterfowl habitats
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014 Feb 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Keeler SP, Dalton MS, Cressler AM, Berghaus RD, Stallknecht D.

Experimental Infections of Wild Birds with West Nile Virus
Viruses. Feb 2014; 6(2): 752–781. [Epub ahead of print 13 Feb 2014]. doi: 10.3390/v6020752
Elisa Pérez-Ramírez, Francisco Llorente, and Miguel Ángel Jiménez-Clavero

Morphological and molecular characterization of a new species of leech (Glossiphoniidae, Hirudinida): Implications for the health of its imperiled amphibian host (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
Zookeys. 2014 Feb 7;(378):83-101. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.378.6545. eCollection 2014.
Hopkins WA1, Moser WE2, Garst DW1, Richardson DJ3, Hammond CI3, Lazo-Wasem EA4.

Experimental infection of Eurasian collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto) with West Nile virus
J Vector Ecol. 2013 Dec;38(2):210-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12032.x.
Panella NA, Young G, Komar N.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Special Issue Epidemiology of West Nile Virus

• Vector Contact Rates on Eastern Bluebird Nestlings Do Not Indicate West Nile Virus Transmission in Henrico County, Virginia, USA
  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2013, 10(12), 6366-6379; doi:10.3390/ijerph10126366
  Kevin A. Caillouet et al. 
• Increased Pathogenicity of West Nile Virus (WNV) by Glycosylation of Envelope Protein and Seroprevalence of WNV in Wild Birds in Far Eastern Russia
  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2013, 10(12), 7144-7164; doi:10.3390/ijerph10127144
  Hiroaki Kariwa et al.

One Health: The Human-Animal-Environment Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Concept and Examples of a One Health Approach
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Volume 365 2013
Editors: John S. Mackenzie, Martyn Jeggo, Peter Daszak, Juergen A. Richt

• The Historical, Present, and Future Role of Veterinarians in One Health
  One Health: The Human-Animal-Environment Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology Volume 365, 2013, pp 31-47
  Samantha E. J. Gibbs, E. Paul J. Gibbs

• Wildlife: The Need to Better Understand the Linkages
  One Health: The Human-Animal-Environment Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology Volume 365, 2013, pp 101-125
  Melinda K. Rostal, Kevin J. Olival, Elizabeth H. Loh, William B. Karesh

Novel Bartonella Infection in Northern and Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni and Enhydra lutris nereis)
Veterinary Microbiology. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Feb 24]
Sebastian E. Carrasco et al.

Francisella tularensis infection without lesions in gray tree squirrels (Sciurus griseus)
A diagnostic challenge
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2014 [Epub ahead of print 2014 Feb 20]. doi:10.1177/1040638713520541
Danielle D. Nelson et al.

The Role of the Toxicologic Pathologist in Academia [Commentary]
Veterinary Pathology. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Feb 19]. doi: 10.1177/0300985813519652
P. V. Turner et al.

Avian Pathology - January 2014
Volume 43, Issue 1

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New alphacoronavirus in Mystacina tuberculata bats, New Zealand
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Apr; [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.3201/eid2004.131441
Hall RJ, Wang J, Peacey M, Moore NE, McInnes K, Tompkins DM.
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Novel Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus in Tree Sparrow, Shanghai, China, 2013
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2014 May; [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.3201/eid2005.131707
B. Zhao et al.

Mercury Exposure Associated with Altered Plasma Thyroid Hormones in the Declining Western Pond Turtle (Emys marmorata) from California Mountain Streams
Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print]
Meyer E1, Eagles-Smith CA, Sparling D, Blumenshine S.

Survey of antibiotic-resistant bacteria isolated from bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the southeastern USA
Dis Aquat Organ. 2014 Feb 19;108(2):91-102. doi: 10.3354/dao02705.
Stewart JR et al.

Potential impact of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife, environment and human health
Front Microbiol. 2014 Feb 5;5:23. eCollection 2014.
Radhouani H et al.

Polar Bear Encephalitis: Establishment of a Comprehensive Next-generation Pathogen Analysis Pipeline for Captive and Free-living Wildlife
J Comp Pathol. 2013 Dec 19. pii: S0021-9975(13)00385-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.12.005. [Epub ahead of print]
Szentiks CA et al.

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 2013

Neglected wild life: Parasitic biodiversity as a conservation target
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2013 Aug 2;2:222-227. eCollection 2013.
Gómez A and Nichols E

Haemogregarine infections of three species of aquatic freshwater turtles from two sites in Costa Rica
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2013 Mar 5;2:131-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.02.003. eCollection 2013.
Rossow JA et al.

Wildlife disease ecology in changing landscapes: Mesopredator release and toxoplasmosis
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2013 Mar 5;2:110-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.02.002. eCollection 2013
Hollings T et al.

Parasites and the conservation of small populations: The case of Baylisascaris procyonis
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2013 Dec; 2: 203–210
L. Kristen et al

Predictors of malaria infection in a wild bird population: Landscape level analyses reveal climatic and anthropogenic factors
J Anim Ecol. 2014 Feb 16. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12214. [Epub ahead of print]
Gonzalez-Quevedo C et al.

Lectins stain cells differentially in the coral, Montipora capitata
J Invertebr Pathol. 2014 Feb 8. pii: S0022-2011(14)00017-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2014.01.008. [Epub ahead of print]
Work TM and Farah Y.

Veterinary Pathology - March 2014
Special Issue: Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals
Volume 51, Number 2

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation - January 2014
Volume 26, Number 1

Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 2014
Volume 20, Number 3

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Lead in Ammunition: A Persistent Threat to Health and Conservation
EcoHealth. 2014; [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1007/s10393-013-0896-5
C. K. Johnson, T. R. Kelly, B. A. Rideout
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River otters as biomonitors for organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, and PBDEs in Illinois
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2014 Feb; 100: 99–104
Samantha K Carpenter et al.
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A case of chronic wasting disease in a captive red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2013 Sep; 25(5):573-576. doi:10.1177/1040638713499914
Marc D. Schwabenlander et al.

A survey of fish viruses isolated from wild marine fishes from the coastal waters of southern Korea
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2013 Nov; 25(6): 750-755. doi:10.1177/1040638713504755
Wi-Sik Kim et al.

Influenza A virus infections in marine mammals and terrestrial carnivores
Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 2013 Nov-Dec;126(11-12):500-8.
Harder TC et al.

Disease and Predation: Sorting out Causes of a Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Decline
PLoS One. 2014 Feb 7;9(2):e88271. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088271. eCollection 2014.
Smith JB et al.

Network Analysis of Translocated Takahe Populations to Identify Disease Surveillance Targets
Conserv Biol. 2014 Feb 11. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12178. [Epub ahead of print]
Grange ZL, VAN Andel M, French NP, Gartrell BD.

Perfluorinated compounds: emerging POPs with potential immunotoxicity
Toxicol Lett. 2014 Feb 3. pii: S0378-4274(14)00058-7. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.01.038. [Epub ahead of print]
Corsini E et al.

Frequent and seasonally variable sublethal anthrax infections are accompanied by short-lived immunity in an endemic system
J Anim Ecol. 2014 Feb 5. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12207. [Epub ahead of print]
Cizauskas CA, Bellan SE, Turner WC, Vance RE, Getz WM.

Do-or-die life cycles and diverse post-infection resistance mechanisms limit the evolution of parasite host ranges
Ecology Letters. 2013; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Feb 04]. DOI:10.1111/ele.12249
Michael Sieber and Ivana Gudelj

A need for One Health approach - lessons learned from outbreaks of Rift Valley fever in Saudi Arabia and Sudan
Infection Ecology and Epidemiology. 2014; 4: 20710. doi: 10.3402/iee.v4.20710
Osama Ahmed Hassan, Clas Ahlm, Magnus Evander

Monitoring diseases in garden wildlife [No online abstract]
Vet Rec. 2014 Feb 1;174(5):126. doi: 10.1136/vr.g1295.
Cunningham AA, Lawson B, Hopkins T, Toms M, Wormald K, Peck K.

Community change and evidence for variable warm-water temperature adaptation of corals in Northern Male Atoll, Maldives
Mar Pollut Bull. 2014 Jan 30. pii: S0025-326X(14)00036-8. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.035. [Epub ahead of print]
McClanahan TR and Muthiga NA

Identifying future zoonotic disease threats: Where are the gaps in our understanding of primate infectious diseases?
Evol Med Public Health. 2013 Jan;2013(1):27-36. doi: 10.1093/emph/eot001. Epub 2013 Jan 22.
Cooper N and Nunn CL.

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Prevalence and phenology of white-nose syndrome fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats from Poland
Central European Journal of Biology. 2014 Apr; 9(4): 437-443. doi:10.2478/s11535-013-0280-z
Konrad Sachanowicz, Arkadiusz Stepien, Mateusz Ciechanowski

Changes in Capture Rates in a Community of Bats in New Hampshire during the Progression of White-Nose Syndrome
Northeastern Naturalist. 2013 Oct; 20(4):552-558. doi: 10.1656/045.020.0405
Paul R. Moosman, Jr., Jacques P. Veilleux, Gary W. Pelton and Howard H. Thomas

Hummingbird health: pathogens and disease conditions in the family Trochilidae
Journal of Ornithology. 2014 Jan; 155(1): 1-12. doi:10.1007/s10336-013-0990-z
Loreto A. Godoy, Lisa A. Tell, Holly B. Ernest

Genetic Structure of Avian Influenza Viruses from Ducks of the Atlantic Flyway of North America
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(1): e86999. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086999
Huang Y, Wille M, Dobbin A, Walzthöni NM, Robertson GJ, et al.

Extended Viral Shedding of a Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus by Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis)
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(1): e70639. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070639
Root JJ, Shriner SA, Bentler KT, Gidlewski T, Mooers NL, et al.

Selecting Essential Information for Biosurveillance—A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(1): e86601. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086601
Generous N, Margevicius KJ, Taylor-McCabe KJ, Brown M, Daniel WB, et al. 

Two new species of Haemoproteus Kruse, 1890 (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from European birds, with emphasis on DNA barcoding for detection of haemosporidians in wildlife
Syst Parasitol. 2014 Feb;87(2):135-51. doi: 10.1007/s11230-013-9464-1. Epub 2014 Jan 29.
Dimitrov D, Zehtindjiev P, Bensch S, Ilieva M, Iezhova T, Valkiūnas G.

Diverse inter-continental and host lineage reassortant avian influenza A viruses in pelagic seabirds
Infect Genet Evol. 2014 Jan 23. pii: S1567-1348(14)00017-3. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.01.014. [Epub ahead of print]
Huang Y, Robertson GJ, Ojkic D3, Whitney H, Lang AS.

Ocean warming and acidification have complex interactive effects on the dynamics of a marine fungal disease
Proc Biol Sci. 2014 Jan 22;281(1778):20133069. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3069. Print 2014.
Williams GJ, Price NN, Ushijima B, Aeby GS, Callahan S, Davy SK, Gove JM, Johnson MD, Knapp IS, Shore-Maggio A, Smith JE, Videau P, Work TM.

Laridae: A neglected reservoir that could play a major role in avian influenza virus epidemiological dynamics
Crit Rev Microbiol. 2014 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Arnal A, Vittecoq M, Pearce-Duvet J, Gauthier-Clerc M, Boulinier T, Jourdain E.

Detection of mecC-positive Staphylococcus aureus (CC130-MRSA-XI) in diseased European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Sweden
PLoS One. 2013 Jun 12;8(6):e66166. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066166. Print 2013.
Monecke S, Gavier-Widen D, Mattsson R, Rangstrup-Christensen L, Lazaris A, Coleman DC, Shore AC, Ehricht R.

Climatic variables are associated with the prevalence of biliary trematodes in otters
Int J Parasitol. 2013 Aug;43(9):729-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.04.006. Epub 2013 Jun 7.
Sherrard-Smith E, Chadwick EA, Cable J.

Evolution of a reassortant North American gull influenza virus lineage: drift, shift and stability
Virol J. 2013 Jun 6;10:179. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-179.
Hall JS, Teslaa JL, Nashold SW, Halpin RA, Stockwell T, Wentworth DE, Dugan V, Ip HS.

Risk Assessment of H2N2 Influenza Viruses from the Avian Reservoir
 J. Virol. 2014 Jan; 88(2): 1175-1188. [Epub ahead of print 2013 Nov 13]. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02526-13
Jeremy C. Jones et al.

Emerging Infectious Diseases - February 2014
Volume 20, Number 2

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No Evidence of Metabolic Depression in Western Alaskan Juvenile Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus)
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(1): e85339. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085339
Hoopes LA, Rea LD, Christ A, Worthy GAJ

Discovery of a Novel Bottlenose Dolphin Coronavirus Reveals a Distinct Species of Marine Mammal Coronavirus in Gammacoronavirus
J. Virol. 2014 Jan; 88(2): 1318-1331 [Epub ahead of print 2013 Nov 13]. 10.1128/JVI.02351-13
Patrick C. Y. Woo et al.

Avian oncogenesis induced by lymphoproliferative disease virus: A neglected or emerging retroviral pathogen?
Virology. 2014 Feb; 450–451; 2–12. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2013.11.037
Andrew B. Allison et al.

Mass Coral Bleaching in 2010 in the Southern Caribbean
PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(1): e83829. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083829
Alemu I JB, Clement Y

Differential Haemoparasite Intensity between Black Sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) Morphs Suggests an Adaptive Function for Polymorphism
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(12): e81607. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081607
Lei B, Amar A, Koeslag A, Gous TA, Tate GJ

Visceral leishmaniasis in zoo and wildlife
Vet Parasitol. 2013 Dec 31. pii: S0304-4017(13)00692-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.12.025. [Epub ahead of print]
Souza TD et al.

Susceptibility of openbill storks (Anastomius oscitans) to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2013 Sep;44(5):799-809.
Chaichoun K et al.

The use of contraception as a disease management tool in wildlife
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2013 Dec;44(4 Suppl):S135-7.
Rhyan JC et al.

On the potential roles of ticks and migrating birds in the ecology of West Nile virus
Infection Ecology and Epidemiology. 2014 Jan 15;4. doi: 10.3402/iee.v4.20943. eCollection 2014
Karl Hagman et al.

A critical examination of indices of dynamic interaction for wildlife telemetry studies
J Anim Ecol. 2014 Jan 15. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12198. [Epub ahead of print]
Long JA, Nelson TA, Webb SL, Gee KL.

An integrated web system to support veterinary activities in Italy for the management of information in epidemic emergencies
Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Jan 22]. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.01.015
S. Iannetti et al.

Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in birds from the Atlantic Forest, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Veterinary Parasitology. 2014 Feb; 200(1-2); 193–197. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.10.003
S.M. Gennari et al.

EcoHealth - September 2013
Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2013

Mining free-text medical records for companion animal enteric syndrome surveillance
Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2014; [Epub ahead of print 2014 Jan 20]. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.01.017
R.M. Anholt et al.

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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.

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A New Pathogen Transmission Mechanism in the Ocean: The Case of Sea Otter Exposure to the Land-Parasite Toxoplasma gondii
PLoS One. 2013 Dec 18;8(12):e82477. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082477.
Mazzillo FF et al.

Pathology in euthermic bats with white nose syndrome suggests a natural manifestation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Virulence. 2012 Nov 15;3(7):583-8. doi: 10.4161/viru.22330. Epub 2012 Nov 15.
Meteyer CU, Barber D, Mandl JN.

Occurrence and transmission efficiencies of Borrelia burgdorferi ospC types in avian and mammalian wildlife
Infect Genet Evol. 2013 Dec 29. pii: S1567-1348(13)00454-1. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.12.011. [Epub ahead of print]
Vuong HB et al.

Evidence for widespread Leishmania infantum infection among wild carnivores in L. infantum periendemic northern Spain
Prev Vet Med. 2013 Dec 17. pii: S0167-5877(13)00366-8. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.12.001. [Epub ahead of print]
Del Río L et al.

Wildlife contact rates at artificial feeding sites in Texas
Environ Manage. 2013 Jun;51(6):1187-93. doi: 10.1007/s00267-013-0046-4. Epub 2013 Apr 23.
Campbell TA, Long DB, Shriner SA.

Schmallenberg Virus Infection among Red Deer, France, 2010-2012
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jan;20(1):131-4. doi: 10.3201/eid2001.130411.
 Laloy E, Bréard E, Sailleau C, Viarouge C, Desprat A, Zientara S, Klein F, Hars J, Rossi S.

Synergistic effects of predators and trematode parasites on larval green frog (Rana clamitans) survival
Ecology. 2013; 94:2697–2708. doi: 10.1890/13-0396.1
John A. Marino, Jr. and Earl E. Werner

Impacts of wildlife baiting and supplemental feeding on infectious disease transmission risk: A synthesis of knowledge
Prev Vet Med. 2013 Nov 26. pii: S0167-5877(13)00360-7. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.11.010. [Epub ahead of print]
Sorensen A, van Beest FM, Brook RK.

Intranasal inoculation of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with lyophilized chronic wasting disease prion particulate complexed to montmorillonite clay
PLoS One. 2013 May 9;8(5):e62455. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062455. Print 2013.
Nichols TA et al.

Disentangling the interaction among host resources, the immune system and pathogens
Ecology Letters. 2013; [Ahead of print 2013 Dec 18]. doi:10.1111/ele.12229
Clayton E. Cressler et al.

Butcherbird polyomavirus isolated from a grey butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) in Queensland, Australia
Vet Microbiol. 2013 Nov 28. pii: S0378-1135(13)00549-X. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.11.026. [Epub ahead of print]
Bennett MD and Gillett A

Health of Common Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Jan 7;48(1):93-103. doi: 10.1021/es403610f. Epub 2013 Dec 18.
Schwacke LH et al.

The crucial contribution of veterinarians to conservation biology
Top Companion Anim Med. 2013 Nov;28(4):131-4. doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2013.09.003.
Reading RP et al.

Tularaemia in a brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in 2013: first case in the Netherlands in 60 years
Euro Surveill. 2013 Dec 5;18(49). pii: 20655.
Rijks J et al.

Data on the parasitological status of golden jackal (Canis aureus l., 1758) in Hungary
Acta Vet Hung. 2013 Dec 11:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]
Takacs A et al.

The role of wildlife in bluetongue virus maintenance in Europe: Lessons learned after the natural infection in Spain
Virus Res. 2014 Jan 3. pii: S0168-1702(13)00477-2. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2013.12.031. [Epub ahead of print]
Ruiz-Fons F et al.

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High seroprevalence of antibodies to avian influenza viruses among wild waterfowl in Alaska: implications for surveillance
PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58308. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058308. Epub 2013 Mar 5.
Wilson HM, Hall JS, Flint PL, Franson JC, Ely CR, Schmutz JA, Samuel MD.

Assessing helminth community structure and patterns in gizzard helminths of blue-winged teal (Anas discors)
J Parasitol. 2013 Oct;99(5):748-51. doi: 10.1645/GE-3240.1. Epub 2013 Apr 10.
Graves DW, Fedynich AM.

Anthropogenic factors responsible for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases [pdf][Review]
Current Science. 2013 Oct 10; 105(7): 940 - 946
Gowri Yale et al.

Role of veterinarians in vulture conservation [pdf][Correspondence]
Current Science. 2013 Oct 10; 105(7): 886
MADHUKAR DAMA

Open access and Creative Commons – A new platform for open educational resources and scientific research [pdf][Correspondence]
Current Science. 2013 Dec 10; 105(11): 1461
YASH PAUL SHARMA

Virus investigation in ticks from migratory birds in Italy
New Microbiol. 2013 Oct;36(4):433-4. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
Mancini F, Toma L, Ciervo A, Di Luca M, Faggioni G, Lista F, Resta G.

Neoplasms of the Urinary Tract in Fish
Vet Pathol. 2013 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Lombardini ED, Hard GC, Harshbarger JC.

Avian Pathology - December 2013
Volume 42, Issue 6

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - December 2013
Volume 7, Issue Supplement s4
Special Issue: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Neglected Influenza Viruses, Dublin, Ireland, 7-8 March 2013.

Avian Diseases - September 2013
Volume 57, Issue 3

• Variation in the Responses of Wild Species of Duck, Gull, and Wader to Inoculation with a Wild-Bird–Origin H6N2 Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus
• Isolation of influenza A viruses from wild ducks and feathers in Minnesota (2010-2011).
• Isolates in Chlorinated and Distilled Water With or Without Organic Material

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms - November 2013
Volume 107, Number 01

• Prevalence of selected pathogens in western pond turtles and sympatric introduced red-eared sliders in California, USA
• Heart pathologies in dolphins stranded along the northwestern Italian coast
• Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Germany: distribution, prevalences, and prediction of high risk areas
• Geographic distribution of the chytrid pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis among mountain amphibians along the Italian peninsula
• Susceptibility of the endangered frog Dendropsophus meridensis to the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
• Efficacy of common disinfectants and terbinafine in inactivating the growth of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in culture 
• Disseminated Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in a broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris

Seasonal reactivation enables Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 to persist in a wild host population
FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2013 Nov 4. doi: 10.1111/1574-6941.12242. [Epub ahead of print]
Uchii K, Minamoto T, Honjo MN, Kawabata Z.

Schmallenberg virus: Could wildlife reservoirs threaten domestic livestock?
Vet J. 2013 Nov;198(2):309-10. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.003. Epub 2013 Oct 8.
Tarlinton R, Daly J, Dunham S, Kydd JH. [No online abstract available]

INFECTIONS DO NOT PREDICT SHEDDING IN CO-INFECTIONS WITH TWO HELMINTHS FROM A NATURAL SYSTEM 
Ecology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-1538.1
Isabella M. Cattadori et al.

Retraction notice to "Microbial pollution in wildlife: linking agricultural manuring and bacterial antibiotic resistance in red-billed choughs" [Environmental research 109 (2009)405–412]. [No online abstract available]
Environ Res. 2013 Oct;126:222.
Blanco G, Lemus JA, Grande J.

Phylogenetically related and ecologically similar carnivores harbour similar parasite assemblages.
J Anim Ecol. 2013 Oct 8. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12160. [Epub ahead of print]
Huang S, Bininda-Emonds OR, Stephens PR, Gittleman JL, Altizer S.

Enterococcus alcedinis sp. nov., isolated from common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2013 Aug;63(Pt 8):3069-74. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.049833-0. Epub 2013 Feb 15.
Frolkova P et al.

Conflicting and complementary ethics of animal welfare considerations in reintroductions
Conserv Biol. 2013 Jun;27(3):486-500. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12021. Epub 2013 Mar 18.
Harrington LA, Moehrenschlager A, Gelling M, Atkinson RP, Hughes J, Macdonald DW.

Field evaluation of three blood-based assays for elk (Cervus canadensis) naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis.
Prev Vet Med. 2013 Nov 15. pii: S0167-5877(13)00337-1. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.11.003. [Epub ahead of print]
Shury TK, Bergeson D, Surujballi O, Lyashchenko KP, Greenwald R.

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Lack of identification of Flaviviruses in oral and cloacal swabs from long- and short-distance migratory birds in Trentino-Alto Adige (North-eastern Italy)
Virol J. 2013; 10: 306. [Epub ahead of print  2013 October 11]. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-306
Michela Grisenti et al.

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Induces and Benefits from Cell Stress, Autophagy, and Apoptosis
J. Virol. 2013 Dec; 87(24) : 13397-1340. [Epub ahead of print 2013 Oct 02]. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02116-13
Ben Shaia et al.

Foreyt, William J., 2013, Trichinosis: Reston, Va., U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1388, 60 p., 2 appendixes, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/cir1388

Presence of antibodies against H5, H7 and H9 influenza A virus in wild birds in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic. 2013; 15(3) : 169-172. doi: http:10.1590/S1516-635X2013000300001.
Sousa, E de et al.

OCCURRENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF ESTROGENS AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES IN BAIYANGDIAN LAKE, NORTH CHINA [pdf]
Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 2013 Jul; 12 (7):1437-1445
Authors: Shi, JH; Liu, XW; Cao, JL; Bo, T; Li, YX

Emerging Infectious Disease - December 2013
Volume 19, Number 12

• Review of Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Recommendations for One Health Initiative
• Historical Prevalence and Distribution of Avian Influenza Virus A(H7N9) among Wild Birds
• Transmission of Brucellosis from Elk to Cattle and Bison, Greater Yellowstone Area, USA, 2002–2012
• Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern Tanzania
• Toward Proof of Concept of a One Health Approach to Disease Prediction and Control

Inactivation of the novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus under physical conditions or chemical agents treatment
Virol J. 2013; 10: 289. [Epub ahead of print 2013 September 15]. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-289
Shumei Zou et al.

Differential cellular gene expression in duck trachea infected with a highly or low pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus
Virol J. 2013; 10: 279. [Epub ahead of print 2013 September 10]. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-279
Pascale Massin et al.

Surveillance of avian influenza virus type A in semi-scavenging ducks in Bangladesh
BMC Vet Res. 2013; 9: 196. [Epub ahead of print 2013 October 7]. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-196
Amina Khatun et al.

Procedures for identifying infectious prions after passage through the digestive system of an avian species
J Vis Exp. 2013 Nov 6;(81). doi: 10.3791/50853.
Fischer JW, Nichols TA, Phillips GE, Vercauteren KC.

Petrović T, Blázquez AB, Lupulović D, Lazić G, Escribano-Romero E, Fabijan D, Kapetanov M, Lazić S, Saiz JC. Monitoring West Nile virus (WNV) infection in wild birds in Serbia during 2012: first isolation and characterisation of WNV strains from Serbia. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(44):pii=20622. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20622

The Genomics of Emerging Pathogens
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. 2013 Aug; 14: 281-300. doi: 10.1146/annurev-genom-091212-153446
Cadhla Firth and W. Ian Lipkin

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Wildlife Disease and Risk Perception
Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2013 Oct; 49(4): 841-849. doi: 10.7589/2013-02-031
Shauna L. Hanisch-Kirkbride, Shawn J. Riley, and Meredith L. Gore

Illegal Wildlife Imports More than Just Animals—Baylisascaris procyonis in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Norway [SHORT COMMUNICATIONS]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2013 Oct; 49(4): 986-990. doi: 10.7589/2012-06-154
Rebecca K. Davidson, Oivind Oines, Inger S. Hamnes, and Johan E. Schulze

Molecular identification of avian haemosporidia in wild birds and mosquitoes on Tsushima Island, Japan
J Vet Med Sci. 2013;75(3):319-26. Epub 2012 Oct 31.
Tanigawa M, Sato Y, Ejiri H, Imura T, Chiba R, Yamamoto H, Kawaguchi M, Tsuda Y, Murata K, Yukawa M.

Emerging Epidemics: Management and Control [Online book]
Prakash S. Bisen, Ruchika Raghuvanshi

Preserved Specimens of the Extinct Golden Toad of Monteverde (Cranopsis periglenes) Tested Negative for the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)
Journal of Herpetology. 2013; 47(3):456-458. 2013. doi: 10.1670/11-243
Kathryn L. Richards-Hrdlicka

Cutaneous mycosis in a Barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) caused by Hyphopichia burtonii
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2013 Jul; 25(4): 551-554. [Epub ahead of print 2013 Jun 21]. doi: 10.1177/1040638713493780
Victor R. Simpson et al.

Chronic Wasting Disease Articles

Targeting hunter distribution based on host resource selection and kill sites to manage disease risk
Ecology and Evolution. 2013 Oct; 3(12): 4265–4277. [Epub ahead of print 2013 Oct 01]. doi: 10.1002/ece3.788
Cherie J. Dugal et al.

Early detection of chronic wasting disease prions in urine of pre-symptomatic deer by real-time quaking-induced conversion assay [Short Communication]
Prion. 2013 May-June ; 7(3): 253 - 258. doi: 10.4161/pri.24430
Theodore R. John, Hermann M. Schätzl, Sabine Gilch

Avian Influenza Articles

A new piece in the puzzle of the novel avian-origin influenza a (H7N9) virus
Biol Direct. 2013 Oct 26;8(1):26. [Epub ahead of print]
Lee RT, Gunalan V, Van TD, Le LT, Eisenhaber F, Maurer-Stroh S.

Evolutionary interactions between haemagglutinin and neuraminidase in avian influenza
BMC Evol Biol. 2013 Oct 9;13:222. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-222.
Ward MJ, Lycett SJ, Avila D, Bollback JP, Leigh Brown AJ.

Avian hosts of West Nile virus in Arizona
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Sep;89(3):474-81. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0061. Epub 2013 Jul 15.
Komar N, Panella NA, Young GR, Brault AC, Levy CE.

White-Nose Syndrome Articles

TEMPORAL VARIATION IN BAT WING DAMAGE IN THE ABSENCE OF WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME 
Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2013 Oct; 49(4): 946-954. doi: 10.7589/2012-02-034
Lisa E. Powers, Joyce E. Hofmann, Jean Mengelkoch, and B. Magnus Francis

WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME-AFFECTED LITTLE BROWN MYOTIS (MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS) INCREASE GROOMING AND OTHER ACTIVE BEHAVIORS DURING AROUSALS FROM HIBERNATION
Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2013 Oct; 49(4): 850-859. doi: 10.7589/2012-10-242
Sarah A. Brownlee-Bouboulis and DeeAnn M. Reeder

Wildlife Disease Journal Digest

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Genotyping Toxoplasma gondii from wildlife in Pennsylvania and identification of natural recombinants virulent to mice
Veterinary Parasitology. 2013; [Epub ahead of print 2013 Nov 14]. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.11.001
J.P. Dubey et al.

Limited Spillover to Humans from West Nile Virus Viremic Birds in Atlanta, Georgia
Rebecca S. Levine, Daniel G. Mead, and Uriel D. Kitron. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
November 2013, 13(11): 812-817. doi:10.1089/vbz.2013.1342.

Genetics: A New Landscape for Medical Geography
Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 2013; 103(6): 1452-1467. doi:10.1080/00045608.2013.784102
Margaret Carrel & Michael Emch

Localized Hotspots Drive Continental Geography of Abnormal Amphibians on U.S. Wildlife Refuges
PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(11): e77467. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077467
Reeves MK, Medley KA, Pinkney AE, Holyoak M, Johnson PTJ, et al.

Performance of diagnostic tests for bovine tuberculosis in north american furbearers and implications for surveillance
Transbound Emerg Dis. 2013 Nov;60 Suppl 1:67-73. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12093.
O'Brien DJ, Fierke JS, Cooley TM, Fitzgerald SD, Cosgrove MK, Schmitt SM.

Nutritional Capability of and Substrate Suitability for Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Causal Agent of Bat White-Nose Syndrome
PLoS One. 2013 Oct 21;8(10):e78300. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078300.
Raudabaugh DB, Miller AN.

Mapping risk of avian influenza transmission at the interface of domestic poultry and wild birds
Frontiers in Public Health. 2013; 1(28): 1-11
Prosser, Diann J.; Hungerford, Laura L.; Erwin, R. Michael; Ottinger, Mary Ann; Takekawa, John Y.; Ellis, Erle C.

Fecal Influenza in Mammals: Selection of Novel Variants
J. Virol. 2013 Nov; 87(21): 11476-11486. [Epub ahead of print 2013 Aug 21]. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01544-13
Zeynep A. Kocer et al.

DNA barcoding of sigmodontine rodents: identifying wildlife reservoirs of zoonoses
PLoS One. 2013 Nov 11;8(11):e80282. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080282.
Müller L, Gonçalves GL, Cordeiro-Estrela P, Marinho JR, Althoff SL, Testoni AF, González EM, Freitas TR.

Wildlife Disease Journal Digest

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Wildlife health investigations: needs, challenges and recommendations
BMC Veterinary Research. 2013 Nov 04; 9:223 doi:10.1186/1746-6148-9-223
Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis

SemantEco: A semantically powered modular architecture for integrating distributed environmental and ecological data
Future Generation Computer Systems. 2013; Epub ahead of print 2013 Sep 27. doi: 10.1016/j.future.2013.09.017
Evan W. Patton, Patrice Seyed, Ping Wang, Linyun Fu, F. Joshua Dein, R. Sky Bristol, Deborah L. McGuinness

Inhibition of Pseudogymnoascus destructans Growth from Conidia and Mycelial Extension by Bacterially Produced Volatile Organic Compounds
Mycopathologia. 2013 Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Cornelison CT, Gabriel KT, Barlament C, Crow SA Jr.

New record of Lipoptena fortisetosa (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) collected from Siberian roe deer on Jeju Island, Korea
J Med Entomol. 2013 Sep;50(5):1173-7.
Choi CY, Lee S, Moon KH, Kang CW, Yun YM.

Potential corridors and barriers for plague spread in central Asia
Int J Health Geogr. 2013 Oct 31;12(1):49. [Epub ahead of print]
Wilschut LI et al.

Animal Disease Import Risk Analysis – a Review of Current Methods and Practice
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Epub ahead of print 2013 Oct 30. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12180
E. J. Peeler, R. A. Reese, M. A. Thrush

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases - November 2013
Special Issue: Wildlife Tuberculosis
Volume 60, Issue Supplement s1: Pages i–i, 1–156

Journal of Wildlife Diseases - October 2013
Volume 49, Issue 4

Isolation of Tick and Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses from Ticks Sampled from Livestock and Wild Animal Hosts in Ijara District, Kenya
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. September 2013, 13(9): 637-642. doi:10.1089/vbz.2012.1190.
Authors: Lwande, OW et al.

A 4-year study of avian influenza virus prevalence and subtype diversity in ducks of Newfoundland, Canada
Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 2013, 59(10): 701-708. doi: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0507
Yanyan Huang et al.

Finding the appropriate variables to model the distribution of vector-borne parasites with different environmental preferences: climate is not enough [studied avian blood parasites]
Global Change Biology. 2013 Nov; 19(11): 3245–3253
Perez-Rodriguez, A; Fernandez-Gonzalez, S; de la Hera, I; Perez-Tris, J

Evaluation of a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies against the H5 subtype of Influenza A virus in waterfowl
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2013 Nov;7(6):1237-40. doi: 10.1111/irv.12070. Epub 2012 Dec 22.
Lebarbenchon C, Pantin-Jackwood M, Kistler WM, Page Luttrell M, Spackman E, Stallknecht DE, Brown JD.

An overview of Internet biosurveillance
Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2013 Nov; 19(11): 1006–1013. [Epub ahead of print 2013 Jun 21] doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12273
D. M. Hartley et al.

Host and parasite diversity jointly control disease risk in complex communities
PNAS. 2013 Oct 15; 110(42): 16916-16921. [Epub ahead of print 2013 Sep 30]. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1310557110
Johnson, PTJ; Preston, DL; Hoverman, JT; LaFonte, BE

Wildlife Disease Journal Digest

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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.