tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19898266Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:46:22 +0000<a href="http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov">Wildlife Disease News and Information at your Fingertips. Brought to you by the NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node</a>http://wdin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Wildlife Disease Information Node [WDIN])Blogger946125WildlifeDiseaseNewshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19898266.post-2040746045293796818Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +00002009-11-25T08:58:05.453-06:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don't Leave Home without Your Medical Alert Card!</span><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i45.tinypic.com/23r0fhu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 383px;" src="http://i45.tinypic.com/23r0fhu.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Biologists working with wildlife may be exposed to a variety of disease agents. USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) has developed a wallet card that wildlife professionals can carry with them to alert medical personnel about potential exposure to zoonotic diseases.<br /><br />Contact information is provided for both the Centers for Disease Control, on the occurrence of zoonotic diseases in humans, and the NWHC, for information on diseases in wildlife.<br /><br />Download the wallet card <a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/outreach/medical_alert_wallet_card.pdf">here</a>.[pdf]<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Resources About Zoonotic Diseases for Wildlife Professionals</span><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/outreach/avian_zoonotic_course.jsp">Avian Zoonotic Diseases: Work Smart, Stay Safe</a> [90 min video seminar]</li><li><a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/outreach/mammalian_zoonotic_course.jsp">Zoonotic Diseases (Mammalian): Work Smart, Stay Safe</a> [90 min video seminar]</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Essential Resource Should Every Wildlife Professional Know About? </span><br /><br />Know of a invaluable resource (e.g. manual, website, online database) that every wildlife professional should be aware of? Send the title and a link (if available) for this indispensable resource to us at wdin@usgs.gov, and we will share it with your colleagues on the Digest. In less-than-a-two-minute email you can pass on your knowledge and help a fellow wildlife professional.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19898266-9169310222307296632?l=wdin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~4/I6CICauK4ZE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~3/I6CICauK4ZE/in-spotlight-medical-wallet-card-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wildlife Disease Information Node [WDIN])http://wdin.blogspot.com/2009/11/in-spotlight-medical-wallet-card-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19898266.post-6189378345305634996Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +00002009-11-19T15:59:57.127-06:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">From the Disease Investigation Archives</span> </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Widespread Common Murre Mortality in Alaska</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">in 2004</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/welcome.html">NOAA Ocean Explorer</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02quest/background/uses/media/murres2_220.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 146px;" src="http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02quest/background/uses/media/murres2_220.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In late March, 2004 USFWS biologists reported mortality of common murres along the south central Alaska coast. Estimating mortality in wide-ranging pelagic birds is a very inexact undertaking but their estimate was 1,000 to 2,000 dead murres at that time. The USFWS organized beach surveys to collect suitable specimens and attempt to quantify the mortality.<br /><br />The NWHC received common murres and one common loon carcass from two National Wildlife Refuges and the Alaska Sea Life Center. The observations of emaciation and possible heavy GI parasitism, and traumatic injuries in murres from one Refuge, were consistent with those made by pathologists examining bird submitted for rehabilitation at the Alaska Sea Life Center. Diagnostic investigation at the NWHC have not identified any significant toxicological or infectious disease agents in the specimens submitted. The NWH Epizootic Database contains records of indicates 19 epizootics in common murres since 1982 along the Pacific coast from Alaska to central California. Estimated mortality in these events ranged from 9 birds to 11,000 birds with one large scale epizootic of 120,000 murres along the south central Alaska coast in the spring of 1993. The primary diagnoses were emaciation in 9 epizootics, open in 8 epizootics and petroleum toxicosis in 2 epizootics.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Source: </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/quarterly_reports/2004_qtr_1.jsp">USGS National Wildlife Health Center Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report, January 2004 to March 2004</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">View More Disease Cases Involving the Common Murre on a Map </span></span><br /><br />The Epizoo Data Viewer summarizes information on mortality events (epizootics) in wildlife gathered by members of the Field Investigations Team at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Complete data from 1975 to 2003 are included, as well as some data from earlier years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i35.tinypic.com/w96z53.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 185px;" src="http://i35.tinypic.com/w96z53.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />To explore the Epizoo map begin by:<br /><ol><li>Follow the link to the map <a href="http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/epizoo2/">here</a></li><li>Click the 'Query' button in the top navigation bar </li><li>In the 'Species' drop-down box select 'Murre, Common' to view case reports<br /><br /></li></ol><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Know of Another Interesting Past Disease Investigation? </span><br /><br />If you know about an interesting past disease investigation, please consider forwarding a brief description with supporting web links to where readers can learn about the case details. Email this information to us at wdin@usgs.gov and we'll share it here on the Digest with your colleagues.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19898266-1832717543164166074?l=wdin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~4/lfPXMiptXOI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~3/lfPXMiptXOI/in-spotlight-revisiting-disease.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wildlife Disease Information Node [WDIN])http://wdin.blogspot.com/2009/11/in-spotlight-revisiting-disease.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19898266.post-847421038237635021Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +00002009-11-16T10:40:58.212-06:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wildlife Health Bulletins - Keeping Natural Resource and Conservation Agencies Informed </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.tinypic.com/nfqzp0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 193px;" src="http://i38.tinypic.com/nfqzp0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Published by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC), Wildlife Health Bulletins are distributed to natural resource/conservation agencies to provide and promote information exchange about significant wildlife health threats in their geographic region.<br /><br />The latest issue, Wildlife Disease Updates: White-Nose Syndrome, Avian Influenza Surveillance, Bat Rabies and other NWHC Updates, can be found <a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/wildlife_health_bulletins/WHB09-02Wildlife_Disease_Updates.pdf">here</a>.<br /><br />To view all issues, dating back to 2000, visit the NWHC website <a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/wildlife_health_bulletins/index.jsp">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Got Another Resource That Every Wildlife Professional Should Know About? </span><br /></span><br />As a wildlife professional, do you have a favorite web site, online publication or tool that you use routinely to help you do your job? Send it on to us at wdin@usgs.gov and we will share it with your colleagues.<br /><br />The Digest is one of the few places where members of the wildlife health community can easily share information, so please consider forwarding your suggestions and ideas on to us. Your colleagues will appreciate your effort!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19898266-8780946961355985226?l=wdin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~4/4HH3fcksjJ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~3/4HH3fcksjJ4/in-spotlight-usgs-national-wildlife.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wildlife Disease Information Node [WDIN])http://wdin.blogspot.com/2009/11/in-spotlight-usgs-national-wildlife.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19898266.post-2304703262687359736Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +00002009-11-05T00:01:00.409-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i34.tinypic.com/aomb11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://i34.tinypic.com/aomb11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Current Top Popular Web Resources from the WDIN eLibrary Collection</span></span><br /><br />The NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node (WDIN) selects and evaluates web resources (e.g. maps, web sites, images, and publications) for inclusion in our electronic library. For August and September the following resources were the most visited links.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ol><li>Learner.org: <a href="http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/biology/units/infect/images.html">Emerging Infectious Diseases - Animations and Images</a></li><li>University of Wisconsin: <a href="http://whyfiles.org/180zoonotic_disease/">The Why Files - Zoonotic Diseases: Diseases Jumping from Animals to People?</a></li><li>Wildlife Information Network: <a href="http://www.wildlifeinformation.org/">Gateway to WildPro - An Electronic Library of Wildlife Disease Information</a></li><li>USGS National Wildlife Health Center: <a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/avian_influenza_maps.jsp">Avian Influenza Maps - A Compiled List</a></li><li>NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node: <a href="http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/epizoo2/">Interactive Mapping of Wildlife Mortality Events</a></li><li>USGS National Wildlife Health Center: <a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/map/">Interactive Avian Influenza News Map </a></li><li>Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: <a href="http://www.ccwhc.ca/en/wildlife_health_topics.php">An Index of Wildlife Health Topics</a></li><li>USGS National Wildlife Health Center: <a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/">Information on Diseases Being Researched</a></li><li>Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: <a href="http://www.wildlifehealth.org.au/AWHN/home.aspx">The Australian Wildlife Health Network - A Nationally Integrated Wildlife Health System for Australia</a></li><li>OIE Animal Health Information:<a href="http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=disease_status_map"> Interactive Disease Distribution Maps</a></li><li>OIE Animal Health Information: <a href="http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=disease_outbreak_map">Interactive Worldwide Disease Outbreak Map</a></li><li>USGS National Wildlife Health Center: <a href="http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/documents/Images/NA_CWD_4_2007.JPG">Chronic Wasting Disease Distribution in Free-ranging (by County) and Captive Cervids - April 2007</a></li><li>USGS National Wildlife Health Center: Locations of Type C Avian Botulism Outbreaks in the United States [<a href="http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/documents/pg%2026%20Figure%202.1.jpg">Map</a>] [From the book <a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/disease_emergence/index.jsp">Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human</a>] Connection</li><li>USGS National Wildlife Health Center: <a href="http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/disease_emergence/index.jsp">Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human Connection</a> [Book]</li><li>Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: <a href="http://www.ccwhc.ca/en/west_nile_virus/wnv_maps07.php">Maps: West Nile Virus Bird Surveillance</a></li></ol><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Got a Favorite Site that is Missing? </span></span><br /><br />As a wildlife professional, do you have a favorite web site or tool that you use routinely to help you do your job? Send it on to us at wdin@usgs.gov and we will share it with your colleagues.<br /><br />The Digest is one of the few places where members of the wildlife health community can easily share information, so please consider forwarding your suggestions and ideas on to us. Your colleagues will appreciate your effort!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19898266-335547361800499069?l=wdin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~4/xI2sjFuyPJ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~3/xI2sjFuyPJ4/in-spotlight-popular-wildlife-disease.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wildlife Disease Information Node [WDIN])http://wdin.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-spotlight-popular-wildlife-disease.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19898266.post-1735861692978885622Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:00 +00002009-10-29T12:01:42.976-05:00SEANET brings together interdisciplinary researchers and citizen scientists in a long-term collaborative effort to identify and mitigate threats to marine birds throughout the Atlantic coast of North America.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i35.tinypic.com/2441b9f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 71px;" src="http://i35.tinypic.com/2441b9f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In the fall of 2002, <a href="http://www.tufts.edu/vet/wildlife/service.html">Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine (Tufts CCM) / Wildlife Clinic</a> established SEANET. A network of over 60 seabird and ecological health organizations from Canada to New Jersey has been established. ‘Citizen-scientist' beached bird surveys are ongoing, with over 300 volunteers collecting data on seabird mortality during monthly or more frequent beach walks. Data on marine and coastal bird population distribution, ocean contamination, and coastal land use are being collected for a GIS-based repository.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://seanetters.wordpress.com/">>>> TO INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE</a><a href="http://seanetters.wordpress.com/"><br /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">View Seabird Morality Sighting on a map</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i36.tinypic.com/6ie6w1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 133px;" src="http://i36.tinypic.com/6ie6w1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Using the SEANET mapping application, visitors can view seabird morality sightings as table records or on a map. The mapping function includes a number of mapping layers, such as Marine Mammal Stranding Events, Barrier Beaches or Coastal Zones, which can be used to overlay for comparison with SEANET morality events.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/mass3">>>> TO THE MAP</a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Other Wildlife Health Related Database System? </span></span><br /><br />If you know of or have a wildlife health related database system you would like us to showcase in the Digest, please forward a brief description and url to wdin@usgs.gov. Many in the wildlife health community are interested in surveillance data management, and they would be interested in hearing about your system.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19898266-7889903393845718397?l=wdin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~4/LtfkAf4RWL8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildlifeDiseaseNews/~3/LtfkAf4RWL8/in-spotlight-seabird-ecological.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wildlife Disease Information Node [WDIN])http://wdin.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-spotlight-seabird-ecological.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19898266.post-2365411654444312997Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +00002009-10-22T00:01:01.018-05:00