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Experimental and field studies of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in white-tailed deerJ R Fischer
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 67:1218-24. 2001..coli O157:H7 in the southeastern United States. However, there may be individual locations where deer sporadically harbor the bacterium, and venison should be handled with the same precautions recommended for beef, pork, and poultry...- Avian vacuolar myelinopathy outbreaks at a southeastern reservoirJohn R Fischer
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
J Wildl Dis 42:501-10. 2006.... - Experimental vacuolar myelinopathy in red-tailed hawksJohn R Fischer
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
J Wildl Dis 39:400-6. 2003..This marks the first time that AVM has been produced in birds under laboratory conditions and proves that birds of prey can acquire AVM via ingestion of tissues from affected coots... - Attempts to reproduce vacuolar myelinopathy in domestic swine and chickensLynn A Lewis-Weis
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
J Wildl Dis 40:476-84. 2004..The cause of AVM is most likely present in the materials associated with submerged vegetation because the vegetation itself (hydrilla) was the same at our AVM-positive and AVM-negative sites... - Surveys for disease agents in introduced elk in Arkansas and KentuckyJoseph L Corn
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
J Wildl Dis 46:186-94. 2010..were not detected. Results from elk obtained through these surveys were consistent with exposure to disease agents endemic in livestock and wildlife in Arkansas and Kentucky... - Mycoplasma gallisepticum in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) and other wild birds associated with poultry production facilitiesM P Luttrell
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA
Avian Dis 45:321-9. 2001..Positive SPA reactions in other species may be caused by nonspecific reactions or contact exposure. Current biosecurity recommendations should be sufficient to minimize risks of transmission between wild and domestic birds... - Necropsy findings and arbovirus surveillance in mourning doves from the southeastern United StatesRichard W Gerhold
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
J Wildl Dis 43:129-35. 2007..West Nile virus was isolated from 2.1% (n = 17) and eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) was isolated from 0.2% (n = 2) of the submitted birds... - Hemolytic activity of Trichomonas gallinae isolates does not correspond with clinical virulenceRichard W Gerhold
College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Vet Parasitol 160:221-4. 2009..gallinae isolates ranged from 3.5% to 53.4% and did not correspond with clinical virulence. The results of this investigation suggest hemolytic activity is not a useful in vitro virulence assay for T. gallinae... - Molecular characterization of the Trichomonas gallinae morphologic complex in the United StatesRichard W Gerhold
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
J Parasitol 94:1335-41. 2008..gallinae isolates were found in all sampled states. Both T. vaginalis-like and T. gallinae isolates were involved in trichomoniasis outbreaks in California and Arizona... - Isolation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from free-ranging birds and mammals on livestock premisesJoseph L Corn
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 71:6963-7. 2005..avium subsp. paratuberculosis recently has been eliminated or on farms free of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis but located in the geographic vicinity of farms with infected livestock... - Eastern equine encephalitis in a free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Cynthia M Tate
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA
J Wildl Dis 41:241-5. 2005..Most antibody-positive deer originated from the Coastal Plain physiographic region. Eastern equine encephalitis virus should be considered a possible cause of neurologic disease in white-tailed deer where it may occur... - Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in wild songbirds: the spread of a new contagious disease in a mobile host populationJ R Fischer
University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 3:69-72. 1997..This new disease exemplifies the rapid spread of a pathogen following introduction into a mobile wildlife population and provides lessons that may apply to emerging human diseases... - Natural Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in a captive flock of house finchesM P Luttrell
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA
J Wildl Dis 34:289-96. 1998..The clinical severity of this disease and high proportion of affected birds suggests that M. gallisepticum may have a negative impact on free-flying house finch populations... - Lead toxicosis and trace element levels in wild birds and mammals at a firearms training facilityL A Lewis
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 41:208-14. 2001.... - Persistence of pseudorabies virus in feral swine populationsJoseph L Corn
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA
J Wildl Dis 40:307-10. 2004..Consistent results from latex agglutination tests conducted in the field and laboratory demonstrated that this test was useful as a rapid and reliable diagnostic tool when used in the field... - Avian tuberculosis in a wild turkeyRichard W Gerhold
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Avian Dis 49:164-6. 2005..Culture of the liver yielded Mycobacterium avium subspecies avium and low numbers of Staphylococcus intermedius... - Description of a new Eimeria sp. and associated lesions in the kidneys of double-crested cormorants (Phalocrocorax auritus)Michael J Yabsley
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study and Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
J Parasitol 88:1230-3. 2002..The importance of this Eimeria sp. on double-crested cormorant populations is not known. But in this case, significant lesions and mortality were associated with infection... - Investigation of the link between avian vacuolar myelinopathy and a novel species of cyanobacteria through laboratory feeding trialsFaith E Wiley
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
J Wildl Dis 43:337-44. 2007..The results also demonstrate the seasonal nature of AVM events... - Establishing a food-chain link between aquatic plant material and avian vacuolar myelinopathy in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)Anna H Birrenkott
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Graduate Program in Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
J Wildl Dis 40:485-92. 2004..This established the first cause-effect link between aquatic vegetation and AVM and provided evidence supporting an aquatic source for the causal agent... - Vacuolar myelinopathy in waterfowl from a North Carolina impoundmentTom Augspurger
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 3726, USA
J Wildl Dis 39:412-7. 2003..This is the first report of this disease in wild waterfowl (Anseriformes)... - Avian influenza virus and free-ranging wild birdsLeslie A Dierauf
US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Rd, Madison, WI 53711, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:1877-82. 2006 - Attempts to identify the source of avian vacuolar myelinopathy for waterbirdsTonie E Rocke
U S Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA
J Wildl Dis 41:163-70. 2005..Alternatively, it is possible that a separate neurotoxic agent is responsible for the morbidity and mortality observed in these coots...