Journal: Journal of wildlife diseases / Publication Year: 2019 / Source: 2019 v.55 no.3 / Subject: females

Author:: Bondo, Kristin J.; Macbeth, Bryan; Schwantje, Helen; Orsel, Karin; Culling, Diane; Culling, Brad; Tryland, Morten; Nymo, Ingebjørg H.; Kutz, Susan
Source:: Journal of wildlife diseases 2019 v.55 no.3 pp. 544-562
ISSN:: 0090-3558
Subject:: Besnoitia; Brucella; Dermacentor albipictus; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Neospora caninum; Parelaphostrongylus andersoni; Pestivirus; Rangifer tarandus caribou; Skrjabinema; Toxoplasma gondii; adults; alopecia; amyloid; animals; bacteria; blood serum; cobalt; copper; cortisol; eggs; fecal examination; feces; females; haptoglobins; health status; health surveys; herds; inflammation; iron; larvae; manganese; nutrient deficiencies; parasites; paratuberculosis; pathogens; selenium; seroprevalence; British Columbia
Abstract:: ... Boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are listed as threatened across Canada, and a basic understanding of their health status is lacking. From December 2012 to April 2013, we investigated multiple health indices for adult female boreal caribou (n=163) captured from seven herds in NE British Columbia, Canada. Health indices included physical characteristics, physiologic and trace min ...
DOI:: 10.7589/2018-01-018
: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2018-01-018

Author:: Efstathion, Caroline A.; Burkett-Cadena, Nathan D.; Kern, William H.
Source:: Journal of wildlife diseases 2019 v.55 no.3 pp. 597-607
ISSN:: 0090-3558
Subject:: Culex nigripalpus; Mansonia dyari; Mansonia titillans; Saccharum officinarum; Tyto alba; birds; blood cells; females; fledglings; food shortages; insecticides; morbidity; mosquito-borne diseases; nest boxes; nesting; nestlings; pesticide application; suction traps; sugarcane; survival rate; temperature; Florida
Abstract:: ... Mosquito-borne diseases can have disastrous effects on avian populations; therefore, most studies of bird and mosquito interactions have focused on the mortality and morbidity associated with the diseases. However, the effect of mosquitoes feeding on birds, independent of disease, has not been well studied. We studied Barn Owls (Tyto alba) nesting in artificial nest boxes in sugarcane (Saccharum o ...
DOI:: 10.7589/2017-12-307
: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2017-12-307

Author:: Cooney, Brian T.; Elhassani, Dana; Bari, Arafat; Huffman, Jessica; Frazier, Evelyn
Source:: Journal of wildlife diseases 2019 v.55 no.3 pp. 654-657
ISSN:: 0090-3558
Subject:: Gopherus polyphemus; Hepatozoon; erythrocytes; females; males; parasitemia; sex ratio; state parks; t-test; tortoises; Florida
Abstract:: ... Hepatozoon prevalence (occurrence) and parasitemia (intensity) levels were documented in 67 individuals of the threatened gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) for the first time in four South Florida, US, locations: Jonathan Dickinson State Park (JDSP), Pine Jog Preserve (PJP), Florida Atlantic University Preserve (FAUP), and Blazing Star Preserve (BSP). Sex ratios (males:females) per site were 0 ...
DOI:: 10.7589/2018-02-034
: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2018-02-034

Author:: Velde, Norbert van de; Demetrick, Douglas J.; Duignan, Pádraig J.
Source:: Journal of wildlife diseases 2019 v.55 no.3 pp. 728-732
ISSN:: 0090-3558
Subject:: Lontra canadensis; adults; females; immunohistochemistry; keratin; molecular weight; squamous cell carcinoma; staining
Abstract:: ... An adult female North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) presented with multiple intrathoracic masses identified histologically as squamous cell carcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining patterns for high- molecular-weight keratin, p40, p63, calretinin, and TTF-1, along with the gross and histologic findings, indicated a primary pleural squamous cell carcinoma as the most likely diagnosis. ...
DOI:: 10.7589/2018-07-181
: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2018-07-181

Author:: Garcês, Andreia; Poeta, Patrícia; Soeiro, Vanessa; Lóio, Sara; Cardoso-Gomes, Anicia; Torres, Carmén; Pires, Isabel
Source:: Journal of wildlife diseases 2019 v.55 no.3 pp. 724-727
ISSN:: 0090-3558
Subject:: Erinaceus europaeus; Staphylococcus lentus; adults; endometritis; endometrium; females; histopathology; hyperplasia; necropsy; pyometra
Abstract:: ... A severely debilitated, free-living adult female European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) was presented for rehabilitation. It died overnight, and postmortem examination revealed a closed pyometra. Histopathology confirmed metritis with endometrial hyperplasia, and Staphylococcus lentus was isolated from the purulent uterine material. Staphylococcus lentus has not been previously reported to cause ...
DOI:: 10.7589/2018-06-158
: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2018-06-158

Author:: Evans, Alina L.; Fuchs, Boris; Græsli, Anne Randi; Neumann, Wiebke; Stenbacka, Fredrik; Singh, Navinder; Ericsson, Göran; Malmsten, Jonas; Arnemo, Jon M.
Source:: Journal of wildlife diseases 2019 v.55 no.3 pp. 710-712
ISSN:: 0090-3558
Subject:: Alces alces; adults; body temperature; cooling; death; females; humans; models; rumen
Abstract:: ... Postmortem body temperature is used to estimate time of death in humans, but the available models are not validated for most nonhuman species. Here, we report that cooling in an adult female moose (Alces alces) equipped with a rumen temperature monitor was extremely slow, with a rumen temperature of 27–28 C as late as 40 h postmortem. ...
DOI:: 10.7589/2018-05-114
: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2018-05-114

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