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National Wildlife Health Center staff members have authored almost 1000 publications including USGS/NBS/FWS series publications, articles in peer-reviewed science journals, chapters in books, fact sheets, and other documents. This collection also includes papers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bear River Field Station in Utah and the work of Dr. Wayne Jensen, a pioneer in botulism research.

Nearly 400 of these publications, especially those published in recent years, are also available as PDF documents accessible through this database. Paper reprints of articles are available free of charge from the Center.

Recent publications

1. S. Merino, Hennicke, J., Martinez, J., Ludynia, K., Torres, R., Work, T., Stroud, S., Masello, J., and Quillfeld, P. 2012. Infection by haemoproteus parasites in four species of frigatebirds and the description of a new species of haemoproteus (haemosporida: haemoproteidae). Journal of Parasitology. 98(2);pp. 388-397 [Journal] 1560
   aves, bird, disease, parasitic
2. Walsh, Daniel P. 2012. Enhanced surveillance strategies for detecting and monitoring chronic wasting disease in free-ranging cervids Open File Report Number 2012-1036. U.S. Geological Survey. 42 p. [Government technical report] View Abstract 1559
   cervid, chronic wasting disease, cwd, deer
3. Burco, J., A.M. , K.SCHULER, and C. Gillin 2012. Acute Lead Toxicosis via Ingestion of Spent Ammunition in a Free-Ranging Cougar (Puma concolor). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 48: 216-219. [Journal] 1558
   lead, mountain lion
4. HEISEY, D.M. 2012. Bayesian shared frailty models for regional inference about wildlife survival. Animal Conservation. Vol. 15:127-128 [Journal] 1555
   spatial analysis, Statistics
5. R.J. DUSEK, W.M. Iko, and E.J. HOFMEISTER 2012. Prevalence and effects of West Nile virus on wild American kestrel (Falco sparverius) populations in Colorado. Pages 45-54 in E. Paul, editor. Emerging avian disease:Studies in Avian Biology (vol 42), University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. [Book Chapter (published commercially)] 1522
   American kestrel, Colorado, disease, nestling, raptor, reproductive success, viral, virus, WNV
6. IP, H. S., R. J. DUSEK, and D. M. HEISEY. 2012. The effect of swab sample choice on the detection of avian influenza in apperently healthy wild ducks. Avian Diseases 56:114-119. [Journal] 1552
   avian influenza, bird flu, detection, disease, duck, methodology, swab, viral, virus
7. SLEEMAN, J.S. and C. Gillin 2012. Ills in the pipeline: emerging infectious diseases and wildlife. The Wildlife professional, Spring 2012:34-39 [Journal] 1551
   disease, emerging
8. ROCKE, T.E. and R.C. ABBOTT 2012. Sylvatic plague vaccine: combating plague in prairie dogs and black-footed ferrets. The Wildlife Professional, Spring 2012: 50-53. [Journal] 1550
   black-footed ferret, Cynomus, ferret, Mustela nigripes, plague, plague, prairie dog, Yersinia pestis
9. FRIEND, M. 2012. Transformation through time: how wildlife disease became a focus of conservation The Wildlife Professional, Spring 2012: 24-27. [Journal] 1549
   disease, zoonotic
10. Choudhury, A. and R. COLE. 2012. Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti (Asian tapeworm). Pages 385-400 in R. A. Francis, editor. A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species. Earthscan, New York, New York, USA. [Book Chapter (published commercially)] 1547
    Asian tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, Cestoda, cestode, disease, flatworm, parasite, parasitic, Platyhelminthes, tapeworm, Yamaguti