Wildlife Diseases and Zoonotics
This is the place to look for information, organizations about wildlife-caused human and animal diseases...zoonoses.
Diseases are organized alphabetically disease title and/or affected species group.
General Wildlife Disease Information Sources
Animal Health - Australia
Animal Health Diagnostic Lab - Michigan State Univ.
An Overview of Zoonoses - Los Angeles Co. Public Health
Cage Trapping Safety Proceedures - Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Centers for Disease Control - Links
Center for Biosecurity - Univ. of Pittsburg Med. Ctr.
Disease Manual with Color Images - Michigan State Government
Field Manual of Wildlife Disease (online by chapter) - (PDF) USGS
Journal of Wildlife Diseases - A peer-reviewed journal on all aspects of zoonotic research
Michigan Emerging Disease Issues - Michigan State Government
National Institute of Allergies & Infectious Diseases - U.S. Nat'l Institutes of Health
National Veterinary Services Laboratories - Ames IA
National Wildlife Health Center - U.S. Geological Survey: An outstanding site providing information on diseases that threaten both wildlife and humans alike.
Nebraska Epidemiology Factsheets - University of Nebraska
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study - Univ. of Georgia
Wildlife Disease Information - Michigan State DNR
Wildlife Diseases & Humans - University of Nebraska
Wildlife Diseases & Public Health - University of Nebraska
Wildlife Exposure Factors Hndbk 1 & 2 - (PDF) EPA
Zoonosis Tutorial - University of Wisconsin
Zoonosis - Texas Dept. of Heatlh
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Anaplasmosis
Anaplasmosis Bibliography - (PDF) USDA (APHIS)
Anaplasmosis Fact Sheet - (PDF) Texas A&M
Anaplasmosis - Australian Fact Sheet
Anaplasmosis - Canadian Food Inspection
Anaplasmosis - Iowa Beef
Anaplasmosis - Merck Vet Manual
Anaplasmosis - Univ. of Florida
Anthrax
Anthrax Lab Diagnosis Manual - World Health Organization
Anthrax Lecture & Photos - Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Anthrax Patient Tutorial - National Institute of Health
Anthrax Symptoms - U.S. FDA
Anthrax Vaccine - National Network of Immunization Info
Anthrax Vaccine - U.S. Military
Anthrax - Center for Disease Control
Anthrax - National Institute of Health
Anthrax - University of Minnesota
Avian Botulism
Avian Botulism Fact Sheets - (PDF) Alberta Canada
Avian Botulism Facts - Canadian Government
Avian Botulism Mapping - U.S. Mortality Info
Avian Botulism - Merck Vet Manual
Avian Botulism - USGS
Avian Botulism - VetGate U.K.
Avian Influenza
Pandemic Influenza - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Verified Infections - USGS
EDEN's Pandemic Flu Page - Extension Disaster Education Network
Avian Flu - Portal Site
Avian Flu - University of Minnesota
Avian Flu - World Health Organization
Avian Influenza - CDC
Avian Influenza - European Union
Avian Influenza - Merck Vet Manual
Avian Influenza - Purdue University
Avian Influenza - WHO News
Understanding Avian Influenza - University of Maryland
Public Health Confronts the Chicken, the Hamster, and the Goat - (PDF) by John Pape of Colorado Public Health Dept. (a good introduction to how viruses emerge and mutate.
Birds
Bird Biosecurity
House Finch Conjuctivitis - (PDF) Penn State University
Blue Tongue Virus
Blue Tongue Survey - USDA (APHIS)
Blue Tongue Virus - Purdue University
Blue Tongue - European Union
Blue Tongue - England Vetinary Resource Center
Epizootic Hemorraghic Disease - Michigan DNR
Bovine Tuberculosis
Bovine TB & Badgers, Case Study - England
Bovine TB & Deer - (PDF) National Federation fo Badger Groups
Bovine TB Control - New Zealand
Bovine TB - California State Info
Bovine TB - USDA (APHIS)
Bovine TB - Welsh Government England
Bovine TB - Michigan State DNR
Brucellosis (Swine)
Swine Brucellosis - Biological Information
Feral Swine - (PDF) USDA
Swine Brucellosis - Merck Vet Manual
Swine Brucellosis - (PDF) Seriological Paper
Swine Brucellosis - Surveillance Information
Swine Brucellosis - USDA (APHIS)
Distemper
Canine & Feline Distemper - Michigan DNR
E-Coli
Wildlife and E-coli connection investigated in Spinach Oubreak - Oct. 17th, 2006
Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis - American Lyme Disease Foundation
Ehrlichiosis - CDC
Ehrlichiosis - eMedicine
Ehrlichiosis - Lyme Disease Foundation
Ehrlichiosis - Merck Manual
Ehrlichiosis - National Institute of Health
Ehrlichiosis - U.S. Military Info
Fish
Center for Fish Disease Research - Oregon State University
Fish Disease Literature - USGS
Fish Disease Regulations - European Union
Fish Disease - Agrifor U.K.
Fish Diseases - Cornell University
Fish Disease Info - England
Journal of Fish Diseases - Subscription
Specimen Submission Guidelines - Australia Gov't.
Warmwater Fish Diseases - Course at University of Florida
Fowl Cholera
Avian Cholera Epidemiology - Journal of Expiremental Medicine
Avian Cholera in Ospreys - (PDF) Journal of Ornithology
Avian Cholera - (PDF) Louis Pasteur's 1880 Article
Fowl Cholera Clinical Info - World Orgnization for animal Health
Fowl Cholera - Australian Government Fact Sheet
Fowl Cholera - Merck Vet Manual
Fowl Cholera - Michigan DNR
Hanta-Virus
Hanta-Virus Fact Sheet - (PDF) Oklahoma Health Department
Hanta-Virus Fact Sheet Spanish - (PDF) Oklahoma Health Department
Hanta-Virus Pulmonary Syndrome - American Lung Association
Hanta-Virus Slides - University of New Mexico
Hanta-Virus - CDC
Hanta-Virus Cleanup - CDC
Hanta-Virus - National Institutes of Health
Increased Hanta-Virus Threat - USA Today June 8th, 2006
Histoplasmosis
U.S. Military Guidlines on Fecal Cleanup
CDC Fast Test for Histoplasmosis Presence
Histoplasmosis: Protecting Workers - 2006 edition rev. CDC & NIOSH
CDC Histoplasmosis and Workers - Rev. ed. 12/2004
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis Facts - South Dakota Department of Health
Lyme Disease
Tick Managemnt Handbook - Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Lyme Disease - American Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease - CDC
Lyme Disease - Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease - Lyme Disease Network
Lyme Disease - Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Lyme Disease - Michigan DNR
Tips to Avoid Lyme Disease - The Jamestown Press April 13th, 2006
Mad Cow Disease
Mad Cow Disease - Science News
Professional Groups
Association of Reptiles & Amphibian Veterinarians
Infectious Disease Interest Groups - Ohio State University Veterinary
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study - Unvesrity of Georgia
Wildlife Disease Organization - Professional Association
Papillomavirus, Shope
Photo array of infected rabbits
Info on the Papillomavirus and history of the Jackalope
Handout on the Virus - (PDF) by Medirabbit.com
Shope Virus - Merck Manual
Pseudorabies
Pseudorabies Committe - U.S. Animal Health
Pseudorabies - Canadian Food Isnpection
Pseudorabies - Clinical Information and Photos
Pseudorabies - Merck Vet Manual
Pseudorabies - The Pig Site
Pseudorabies - USDA (APHIS)
Pseudorabies - Vet Info Network, Australia
Publications
Iowa State University Press
Journal of Veterinary Pathology - American College of Veterinary Pathologists
The Wildlife Disease Association
Wildlife Disease Management Study - World Health Organization
Reptiles & Amphibians
Venoms and Anitvenoms - University of Melboune Australia
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - Dir. of Health promotion and Education
Salmonella
Salmonella - Avian Biotech
Toxic Algae
Tips on Identification - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tularemia
Tularemia Fact Sheet - State of Illinois
Tularemia - CDC
Tularemia - Merck Vet Manual
Tularemia - U.S. Department of Labor
Tularemia - University of Minnesota
Tularemia Case in Texas - Texas A&M University May 25th, 2006
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus Maps - USGS/ US Dept of Interior
West Nile Virus Mosquito Control - EPA
West Nile Virus Publication Links - NIH
West Nile Virus Resource Guide - Oregon State UNiversity
West Nile Virus - CDC
West Nile Virus - FDA
West Nile Virus - NIH
West Nile Virus - Public Health Agency of Canada
West Nile Virus - USDA (APHIS)
West Nile Virus - UNiversity of Minnesota
Whirling Disease
Whirling Disease Foudnation