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Sl1 Rna Gene Recovery From Enterobius Vermicularis Ancient Dna In Pre-Columbian Human Coprolites, Alena M. Iñiguez, Karl Reinhard, Marcelo Luiz Carvalho Gonçalves, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Adauto Araújo, Ana Carolina Paulo Vincente Jan 2006

Sl1 Rna Gene Recovery From Enterobius Vermicularis Ancient Dna In Pre-Columbian Human Coprolites, Alena M. Iñiguez, Karl Reinhard, Marcelo Luiz Carvalho Gonçalves, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Adauto Araújo, Ana Carolina Paulo Vincente

Karl Reinhard Publications

Enterobius vermicularis, pinworm, is one of the most common helminths worldwide, infecting nearly a billion people at all socio-economic levels. In prehistoric populations the paleoparasitological findings show a pinworm homogeneous distribution among hunter-gatherers in North America, intensified with the advent of agriculture. This same increase also occurred in the transition from nomad hunter-gatherers to sedentary farmers in South America, although E. vermicularis infection encompasses only the ancient Andean peoples, with no record among the pre-Colombian populations in the South American lowlands. However, the outline of pinworm paleo epidemiology has been supported by microscopic finding of eggs recovered from coprolites. …


Psettarium Anthicum Sp. N. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) From The Heart Of Cobia Rachycentron Canadum (Rachycentridae) In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Stephen A. Bullard, Robin M. Overstreet Jan 2006

Psettarium Anthicum Sp. N. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) From The Heart Of Cobia Rachycentron Canadum (Rachycentridae) In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Stephen A. Bullard, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Psettarium anthicum sp. n. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) infects the myocardium and atrial wall of the cobia Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) (Rachycentridae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico off Mississippi, USA. It is the first member of Psettarium Goto et Ozaki, 1930 reported from other than the Indian Ocean or Pacific Ocean and the second species of the genus reported from cobia. It differs from its congeners by the combination of having posterior caeca with lateral projections appearing as thorns in lateral view and the male pore anterior to the oötype. The species of Psettarium, P. japonicum (Goto et Ozaki, 1929) …


A Review Of Polylekithum Arnold 1934 And Its Familial Affinities Using Morphological And Molecular Data, With Description Of Polylekithum Catahoulensis Sp. Nov., Stephen S. Curran, Vasyl V. Tkach, Robin M. Overstreet Jan 2006

A Review Of Polylekithum Arnold 1934 And Its Familial Affinities Using Morphological And Molecular Data, With Description Of Polylekithum Catahoulensis Sp. Nov., Stephen S. Curran, Vasyl V. Tkach, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The type material of Polylekithum ictaluri, P. halli, and Maculifer chandleri was examined from the United States National Parasite Museum, and we determined that the material was conspecific, making P. halli and M. chandleri junior subjective synonyms of P. ictaluri. Polylekithum catahoulensis sp. nov. was described from material collected from catfishes at the Catahoula Wildlife Refuge, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, USA, and compared with P. ictaluri collected from catfishes in Reelfoot Lake, Obion County, Tennessee, USA, and the Pearl River, Hancock County, Mississippi, USA. Polylekithum catahoulensis had smaller eggs (77-–88 μm long by 51–-63 µm wide vs. 94–-108 …


Myxozoan Genera: Definition And Notes On Taxonomy, Life-Cycle Terminology And Pathogenic Species, Jiří Lom, Iva Dyková Jan 2006

Myxozoan Genera: Definition And Notes On Taxonomy, Life-Cycle Terminology And Pathogenic Species, Jiří Lom, Iva Dyková

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

A list of myxozoan genera is presented in the current taxonomical scheme. These genera are defined; their type species and most important pathogens along with their hosts are listed. Simultaneously, definitions of actinospore stages representing sexual stages of the myxosporean life cycle are given; altogether, 17 actinospore collective groups with 180 types have been described. Life cycles of the two classes of the phylum Myxozoa, Malacosporea and Myxosporea, are briefly outlined with specification of the appropriate terms. Up to now, 4 malacosporean and 2,180 myxosporean species assigned to a total of 62 genera, have been established. The surviving classification of …


Anthropogenic Drivers Of Ecosystem Change: An Overview, Gerald C. Nelson, Elena Bennett, Asmeret A. Berhe, Kenneth G. Cassman, Ruth Defries, Thomas Dietz, Achim R. Dobermann, Andrew Dobson, Anthony Janetos, Marc Levy, Diana Marco, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Brian O'Neill, Richard Norgaard, Gerhard Petschel-Held, Dennis Ojima, Prabhu Pingali, Robert Watson, Monika Zurek Jan 2006

Anthropogenic Drivers Of Ecosystem Change: An Overview, Gerald C. Nelson, Elena Bennett, Asmeret A. Berhe, Kenneth G. Cassman, Ruth Defries, Thomas Dietz, Achim R. Dobermann, Andrew Dobson, Anthony Janetos, Marc Levy, Diana Marco, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Brian O'Neill, Richard Norgaard, Gerhard Petschel-Held, Dennis Ojima, Prabhu Pingali, Robert Watson, Monika Zurek

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

This paper provides an overview of what the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) calls “indirect and direct drivers” of change in ecosystem services at a global level. The MA definition of a driver is any natural or human-induced factor that directly or indirectly causes a change in an ecosystem. A direct driver unequivocally influences ecosystem processes. An indirect driver operates more diffusely by altering one or more direct drivers. Global driving forces are categorized as demographic, economic, sociopolitical, cultural and religious, scientific and technological, and physical and biological. Drivers in all categories other than physical and biological are considered indirect. Important …


Experimental Infection Of Fox Squirrels (Sciurus Niger) With West Nile Virus, J. Jeffrey Root, Paul T. Oesterle, Nicole M. Nemeth, Kaci Klenk, Daniel H. Gould, Robert G. Mclean, Larry Clark, Jeffrey S. Hall Jan 2006

Experimental Infection Of Fox Squirrels (Sciurus Niger) With West Nile Virus, J. Jeffrey Root, Paul T. Oesterle, Nicole M. Nemeth, Kaci Klenk, Daniel H. Gould, Robert G. Mclean, Larry Clark, Jeffrey S. Hall

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Tree squirrels (Sciurus spp.) have exhibited high seroprevalence rates, suggesting that they are commonly exposed to West Nile virus (WNV). Many characteristics of WNV infections in tree squirrels, such as the durations and levels of viremia, remain unknown. To better understand WNV infections in fox squirrels (S. niger), we subcutaneously inoculated fourteen fox squirrels with WNV. Peak viremias ranged from 104.00 plaque-forming units (PFU)/mL of serum on day 2 post-infection (DPI) to 104.98 PFU/mL on 3 DPI, although viremias varied between individuals. Oral secretions of some fox squirrels were positive for WNV viral RNA, occasionally …


Citizen Voices On Pandemic Flu Choices: A Report Of The Public Engagement Pilot Project On Pandemic Influenza Dec 2005

Citizen Voices On Pandemic Flu Choices: A Report Of The Public Engagement Pilot Project On Pandemic Influenza

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

In the spring of 2005, gaps existed in the first Health and Human Services (HHS) Influenza Pandemic Plan and more guidance was considered desirable on how best to allocate the relatively meager supplies of vaccine likely to be available in the first months of a pandemic. To whom should it be given? To achieve what objectives?

This report describes the convening of a representative group of stakeholders and citizens-at-large, the structure and process of stakeholder and citizen dialogues and deliberations, and the decisions made and recommendations that were developed.

This Public Engagement Pilot Project on Pandemic Influenza (PEPPPI) was initiated …


A New Species Of Petasiger (Digenea: Echinostomiformes: Echinostomatidae) In The Brown Pelican, Pelecanus Occidentalis, (Aves: Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae), From The Área De Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, David Zamparo, Daniel R. Brooks, Robin M. Overstreet Dec 2005

A New Species Of Petasiger (Digenea: Echinostomiformes: Echinostomatidae) In The Brown Pelican, Pelecanus Occidentalis, (Aves: Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae), From The Área De Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, David Zamparo, Daniel R. Brooks, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

A new species of Petasiger inhabits Pelecanus occidentalis, from the Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The new species most closely resembles Petasiger novemdecim Lutz 1929 and Petasiger caribbensis Nassi, 1980 by having 19 circumoral spines and vitelline follicles confluent between the ventral sucker and gonads. The new species differs from both of these species by having a cirrus sac that is anteroposteriorly elongate and that reaches posteriorly to the midventral sucker, an ovary and Mehlis' gland that overlap the anterior testis dorsally, a uterus that lies dorsal to the ventral sucker, and a dextromedial genital pore. In P. …


Introduction Of Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León, The 2005 Henry Baldwin Ward Medalist, Scott Lyell Gardner Dec 2005

Introduction Of Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León, The 2005 Henry Baldwin Ward Medalist, Scott Lyell Gardner

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Includes the text for the introduction for Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De León who was the 2005 recipient of the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal through the American Society of Parsitologists. [Note: The award introduction was not given in person due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Dennis in Mobile, Alabama, where the ASP meeting was being held that year.]


A Method For Testing The Host Specificity Of Ectoparasites: Give Them The Opportunity To Choose, Carlos El Esbérard, Fernanda Martins-Hatano, Emerson B. Bittencourt, David Ep Bossi, Angélica Fontes, Marcela Lareschi, Vanderlaine Menezes, Helena G. Bergallo, Donald Gettinger Nov 2005

A Method For Testing The Host Specificity Of Ectoparasites: Give Them The Opportunity To Choose, Carlos El Esbérard, Fernanda Martins-Hatano, Emerson B. Bittencourt, David Ep Bossi, Angélica Fontes, Marcela Lareschi, Vanderlaine Menezes, Helena G. Bergallo, Donald Gettinger

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Host-choice experiments were carried out with rodent and bat ectoparasites on Ilha Grande, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We constructed experimental chambers that enclosed three different rodent or bat host species, and then introduced a selected set of ectoparasitic arthropods. When given the opportunity to choose among host species, the ectoparasites showed a strong tendency to select their primary hosts, and reject novel host species. These kinds of simple experiments can be valuable tools for assessing the ability of ectoparasites to locate and discern differences between host species, and make choices about which hosts to infest, and which hosts …


Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter, Volume 11, Fall 2005 Oct 2005

Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter, Volume 11, Fall 2005

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

Canada Takes a Big Step Forward
Update from the Centre for Coastal Health
West Nile Virus in non-corvid Bird Species
National Cervid Population Estimates
Disease Updates
Atlantic Region:
Fatal Encounter of a Great Horned Owl with a Porcupine
Total Amputation of Extremities in a Raccoon
Foot Gangrene in Northern Gannets
Quebec Region:
Avian Cholera in the St. Lawrence Estuary in the Common Eider
Verminous pneumonia in beluga whales from the St. Lawrence Estuary
Ontario Region:
Type E Botulism in Lake Ontario 2004/2005
Pesticide Toxicities in Birds
Virus Infections in Gulls & Cormorants on Lakes Erie and Ontario
A Mortality Event …


Canada’S National Chronic Wasting Disease Control Strategy Oct 2005

Canada’S National Chronic Wasting Disease Control Strategy

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

The objective of Canada’s National Chronic Wasting Disease Control Strategy is to establish a coordinated national policy and a disease response and management framework to minimize the negative impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease on biodiversity, human and livestock health, the environment and the economy. The ultimate objective of this Strategy is to eradicate Chronic Wasting Disease from Canada or, failing this, to achieve the tightest possible control of the disease so that it does not spread to new geographic areas or to new species, and so that its environmental, economic and health impacts are minimized. As mandated by the federalprovincial/ …


Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter, Volume 11-1, Fall 2005 Oct 2005

Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter, Volume 11-1, Fall 2005

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

Canada Takes a Big Step Forward
Update from the Centre for Coastal Health
West Nile Virus in non-corvid Bird Species
National Cervid Population Estimates
Fatal Encounter of a Great Horned Owl with a Porcupine
Total Amputation of Extremities in a Raccoon
Foot Gangrene in Northern Gannets
Avian Cholera in the St. Lawrence Estuary in the Common Eider
Verminous pneumonia in beluga whales from the St. Lawrence Estuary
Pesticide Toxicities in Birds
Virus Infections in Gulls & Cormorants on Lakes Erie and Ontario
A Mortality Event in Freshwater Drum from Lake Ontario, Associated with Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus (VHSv), Type IV …


Dental Hygiene Participation In Managing Incipient And Hidden Caries, Caren M. Barnes Oct 2005

Dental Hygiene Participation In Managing Incipient And Hidden Caries, Caren M. Barnes

College of Dentistry: Faculty Publications

The essence of dental hygiene practice includes the use of preventive and therapeutic methods for the promotion of good health and to prevent and control oral diseases. Dental hygienists actively promote the prevention of oral diseases through patient education that encourages self-care prevention of dental caries, supplemented by needs-related professional preventive services. Equally significant in the scope of dental hygiene practice are thorough oral examinations for disease detection. Although dental hygienists do not legally or definitively diagnose dental caries, they are responsible for detecting caries at all stages of the disease, recognizing caries risk factors, and planning management strategies. Because …


American Society Of Parasitologists Newsletter, V. 27, No. 3, Autumn 2005, Scott Lyell Gardner Oct 2005

American Society Of Parasitologists Newsletter, V. 27, No. 3, Autumn 2005, Scott Lyell Gardner

American Society of Parasitologists: Newsletter

An issue of the American Society of Parasitologists' quarterly newsletter, also called the Journal of Parasitology Newsletter.


Three Rarely Reported Digeneans Inhabiting Amphibians From Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, David Zamparo, Daniel R. Brooks Oct 2005

Three Rarely Reported Digeneans Inhabiting Amphibians From Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, David Zamparo, Daniel R. Brooks

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Three rarely reported species of digeneans were collected in amphibian hosts from Diversion Reservoir, Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, The endangered anuran Rana aurora hosted Glypthelmins californiensis, Gorgoderina multilobata, and Megalodiscus microphagus. In addition, the anuran Pseudacris regilia and the caudatan Taricha granulosa hosted Megalodiscus microphagus. Gorgoderina multilobata has been reported only once since 1936 and has never been reported outside of California. We note several characters not previously reported for Gorgoderina multilobata and G. aurora.


The Finding Of Echinostoma (Trematoda: Digenea) And Hookworm Eggs In Coprolites Collected From A Brazilian Mummified Body Dated 600–1,200 Years Before Present, L. Sianto, Karl J. Reinhard, M. Chame, S. Chaves, S. Mendonça, M. L. C. Gonçalves, A. Fernandes, L. F. Ferreira, A. Araújo Oct 2005

The Finding Of Echinostoma (Trematoda: Digenea) And Hookworm Eggs In Coprolites Collected From A Brazilian Mummified Body Dated 600–1,200 Years Before Present, L. Sianto, Karl J. Reinhard, M. Chame, S. Chaves, S. Mendonça, M. L. C. Gonçalves, A. Fernandes, L. F. Ferreira, A. Araújo

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The identification of parasites from ancient cultures expands our list of parasites infective to extant humans. A partially mummified human body from the archeological site of Lapa do Boquete, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, was recently discovered. It was interred between 600 and 1,200 yr ago. Dietary analysis showed that the mummified body was from a society that had a mixed subsistence of agriculture and gathering of wild foods. Coprolites from the body contained numerous helminth eggs. The eggs were identified as those of Echinostoma sp. and hookworm. Hookworm infection in pre-Columbian populations is already established, but this is the first …


The Voucher Specimens Served To Document The Existence Of The Host-Parasite Relationship Between Vertebrates And Its Associated Parasites At A Certain Geographic Locality At A Specific Date In Rakuno Gakuen University, Mitsuhiko Asakawa, Scott Lyell Gardner, Hitoshi Sasaki, Noriyuki Ontaishi Oct 2005

The Voucher Specimens Served To Document The Existence Of The Host-Parasite Relationship Between Vertebrates And Its Associated Parasites At A Certain Geographic Locality At A Specific Date In Rakuno Gakuen University, Mitsuhiko Asakawa, Scott Lyell Gardner, Hitoshi Sasaki, Noriyuki Ontaishi

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The voucher specimens serve to document the existence of the species of mammal and its associated parasites at a certain geographic locality at a specific time and date in history. In this paper, a case report was conducted with status quo of host voucher specimens including terrestrial vertebrates kept in Rakuno Gakuen University.


Extraneural Prion Neuroinvasion Without Lymphoreticular System Infection, Jason C. Bartz, Crista Dejoia, Tammy Tucker, Anthony E. Kincaid, Richard A. Bessen Sep 2005

Extraneural Prion Neuroinvasion Without Lymphoreticular System Infection, Jason C. Bartz, Crista Dejoia, Tammy Tucker, Anthony E. Kincaid, Richard A. Bessen

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

While prion infection of the lymphoreticular system (LRS) is necessary for neuroinvasion in many prion diseases, in bovine spongiform encephalopathy and atypical cases of sheep scrapie there is evidence to challenge that LRS infection is required for neuroinvasion. Here we investigated the role of prion infection of LRS tissues in neuroinvasion following extraneural inoculation with the HY and DY strains of the transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) agent. DY TME agent infectivity was not detected in spleen or lymph nodes following intraperitoneal inoculation and clinical disease was not observed following inoculation into the peritoneum or lymph nodes, or after oral ingestion. …


Agricultural Research Division News - August 2005 Aug 2005

Agricultural Research Division News - August 2005

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

Volume 38, Number 4. Comments from the Interim Dean, Z. B. Mayo; National Coalition for Rural Entrepreneurship; Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship 2005-2006; Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award 2005-2006; IANR Research Travel Grants; John and Louise Skala Fellowship 2005-2006; Al Moseman International Studies Fund 2005-2006; Shear-Miles Fellowship 2005-2006; New or Revised Projects May and June 2005; Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants May and June 2005; New Design to ARD News; Grants and Contracts Received for May and June 2005


Examining The Risk Of Disease Transmission Between Wild Dall’S Sheep And Mountain Goats, And Introduced Domestic Sheep, Goats, And Llamas In The Northwest Territories, Elena Garde, Susan Kutz, Helen Schwantje, Alasdair Veitch, Emily Jenkins, Brett Elkin Aug 2005

Examining The Risk Of Disease Transmission Between Wild Dall’S Sheep And Mountain Goats, And Introduced Domestic Sheep, Goats, And Llamas In The Northwest Territories, Elena Garde, Susan Kutz, Helen Schwantje, Alasdair Veitch, Emily Jenkins, Brett Elkin

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

This risk assessment has been carried out following the guidelines for Health Risk Analysis entitled “Wild Animal Translocations” prepared by the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (http://wildlife1.usask.ca). It includes 9 comprehensive appendices of bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal organisms reported from domestic sheep, goats, llamas and wild sheep and mountain goats. The report is a breakdown of those appendices into discussions of organisms of major concern, organisms of unknown concern, organisms of minimal concern, and those that cause no apparent disease, are not transmissible between the species of interest, or do not occur in Canada. Where possible, organisms were assigned …


Purification And Scale-Up Of A Recombinant Heavy Chain Fragment C Of Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype E In Pichia Pastoris Gs115, Michael P. Dux, Rick Barent, Jayanta Sinha, Mark Gouthro, Todd Swanson, Ardis Barthuli, Mehmet İnan, John T. Ross, Leonard A. Smith, Theresa J. Smith, Robert Webb, Bonnie Loveless, Ian Henderson, Michael M. Meagher Aug 2005

Purification And Scale-Up Of A Recombinant Heavy Chain Fragment C Of Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype E In Pichia Pastoris Gs115, Michael P. Dux, Rick Barent, Jayanta Sinha, Mark Gouthro, Todd Swanson, Ardis Barthuli, Mehmet İnan, John T. Ross, Leonard A. Smith, Theresa J. Smith, Robert Webb, Bonnie Loveless, Ian Henderson, Michael M. Meagher

Papers in Biochemical Engineering

A recombinant C-terminus heavy chain fragment from Botulinum neurotoxin serotype E (BoNT/E) is proposed as a vaccine against the serotype E neurotoxin. This fragment, rBoNTE(Hc), was produced intracellular in Pichia pastoris GS115 by a three-step fermentation process, i.e., glycerol batch phase and a glycerol fed-batch phase to achieve high cell densities, followed by a methanol fed-batch induction phase. The rBoNTE(Hc) protein was purified from the soluble fraction of cell lysates using three ion-exchange chromatography steps (SP Sepharose Fast Flow, Q Sepharose Fast Flow, Sp Sepharose High Performance) and polished with a hydrophobic charge induction chromatography step (MEP HyperCel). Method development …


United States Patent: D-Alanine Racemase Mutants Of Mycobacteria And Uses Therefore, Raul G. Barletta, Ofelia Barletta-Chacon Aug 2005

United States Patent: D-Alanine Racemase Mutants Of Mycobacteria And Uses Therefore, Raul G. Barletta, Ofelia Barletta-Chacon

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

The present invention is directed to D-alanine racemase mutants of mycobacterial species. The D-alanine racemase gene (alrA) is involved in the systhesis of D-alanine, a basic component of peptidoglycan that forms the backbone of the bacterial cell wall. The present invention is also directed to methods of making live-attenuated vaccines against pathogenic mycobacteria using such alrA mutants and to the vaccines made according to such methods. The present invention is further directed to use of alrA mutants in methods for screening antimycobacterial agents that are synergistic with peptidoglycan inhibitors. Finally, the present invention is directed to methods to identify new …


Trace Elements Status Of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) And Moose (Alces Alces) In Nova Scotia, Beth Pollock Aug 2005

Trace Elements Status Of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) And Moose (Alces Alces) In Nova Scotia, Beth Pollock

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

The province of Nova Scotia is considered to have two moose (Alces alces) populations. In 2003, the moose of the mainland area of the province were formally listed “ENDANGERED” under the Nova Scotia Endangered Species Act. To date, the specific causes of the Mainland moose population decline have not been determined. Trace element imbalances have been considered as a potential etiology for the population decline. Liver and kidney samples were collected from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and moose throughout Nova Scotia during the fall and winter 2000-01 to compare trace element concentrations between the two species, in relation to age, …


Spread Of An Exotic Fish-Gill Trematode: A Far-Reaching And Complex Problem, Andrew J. Mitchell, Robin M. Overstreet, Andrew E. Goodwin, Thomas M. Brandt Aug 2005

Spread Of An Exotic Fish-Gill Trematode: A Far-Reaching And Complex Problem, Andrew J. Mitchell, Robin M. Overstreet, Andrew E. Goodwin, Thomas M. Brandt

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Centrocestus formosanus, the gill trematode, has caused serious losses among fish raised by tropical fish producers since the early 1980s and is believed to be harmful to wild fish populations, including the federally listed endangered fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola), in the Comal River near San Marcos, Texas. The parasite appears to infect in many fishes from Hawaii, Florida, Texas, and Utah. The gill trematode has a complex life cycle involving definitive hosts (aquatic birds and occasionally some mammals) and intermediate hosts (aquatic snails and several fish species). In the United States, the green heron (Butorides virescens …


Alphabetical Index To Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings, Volumes 1–21 (1962–2004) Jul 2005

Alphabetical Index To Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings, Volumes 1–21 (1962–2004)

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: Indexes

This is a 62-page (searchable) document. Listings show all authors (arranged by 1st author), full titles, and complete citations.


Date Index To Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings, Volumes 1–21 (1962–2004) Jul 2005

Date Index To Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings, Volumes 1–21 (1962–2004)

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: Indexes

This is a 64-page (searchable) document. Listings are by conference year, alphabetical by 1st author, and show all authors, full titles, and complete citations.


American Society Of Parasitologists Newsletter, V. 27, No. 2, Summer 2005, Scott Lyell Gardner Jul 2005

American Society Of Parasitologists Newsletter, V. 27, No. 2, Summer 2005, Scott Lyell Gardner

American Society of Parasitologists: Newsletter

An issue of the American Society of Parasitologists' quarterly newsletter, also called the Journal of Parasitology Newsletter.


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 …


Centre Canadien Cooperatif De La Sante De La Faune, Rapport Annuel 2004-2005 (Francais) Jul 2005

Centre Canadien Cooperatif De La Sante De La Faune, Rapport Annuel 2004-2005 (Francais)

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

Le CCCSF est un partenariat inter agences qui permet aux quatre facultés de médecine vétérinaire du Canada, à des agences de tous les paliers de gouvernement et à des agences non gouvernementales de mettre leurs ressources et leur savoir-faire en commun, en vue de réduire le fardeau économique et écologique ainsi que les effets néfastes des maladies qui touchent les animaux de la faune.