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Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

2005

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Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 3 (October 2005), Michael J. Yabsley Oct 2005

Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 3 (October 2005), Michael J. Yabsley

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

H5N1 Influenza Virus in Wild Birds: A Fact Sheet
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 and Wild Birds
What are avian influenza viruses?
What is a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus?
What is “Bird Flu” and what is “HPAI H5N1”?
What do we know about avian influenza viruses in wild birds?
Do we have HPAI H5N1 in North America?
Is there currently a public health risk associated with HPAI H5N1 in wild birds?
Is there a domestic animal health risk associated with HPAI in wild birds?
What is the possibility of HPAI H5N1 entering North America via migratory wild birds? …


Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 2 (July 2005), Michael J. Yabsley Jul 2005

Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 2 (July 2005), Michael J. Yabsley

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications


Unexplained Sea Bird Mortality: Since June 12, 2005, there have been numerous reports of dead or dying sea birds along the beaches of the eastern seaboard from Florida to Maryland.
Deer as Hosts of Anaplasmosis: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)
Vesicular Stomatitis Update: Vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus (VSNJV) infection was confirmed in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and Utah.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that four transplant recipients had developed severe illnesses after receiving organs from a Rhode Island donor. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection was confirmed in all …


Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 1 (April 2005) Apr 2005

Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 1 (April 2005)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) recently was found in captive and free-ranging white-tailed deer in New York.
Exotic Bluetongue Virus inLouisiana Deer
The United States Poultry and Egg Association (USPEA) recently funded a SCWDS research project to investigate the epidemiology of the Southeast Asian highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of the H5N1 serotype.
West Nile virus (WNV) continues to cause morbidity and mortality in humans, horses, and wildlife.
Wild Pigeons as Hosts for WNV
Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreak Continues
SCWDS diagnosticians recently diagnosed an unusual case of canine adenovirus (CAV) infection in an adult, male gray fox from Baker County, Georgia. …


Scwds Briefs: Volume 20, Number 4 (January 2005), Michael J. Yabsley Jan 2005

Scwds Briefs: Volume 20, Number 4 (January 2005), Michael J. Yabsley

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications


Dr. Tom Thorne, a 36-year veteran of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and his wife, Dr. Beth Williams, a professor of pathology at the University of Wyoming, were killed in a tragic automobile accident on December 29, 2004.
Dr. Al Kocan, recently retired professor of parasitology from Oklahoma State University, died of an apparent heart attack on December 15, 2004.
SCWDS Studies on Johne’s Disease in Wildlife Johne’s disease is a chronic, progressive disease of the gastrointestinal tract and lymphoid tissue that is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map). Johne’s disease is known primarily as a …