NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HEALTH INITIATIVE TOOLKIT

Research Papers

These papers provide examples of research collaboration between state agencies and academic or other partners.  They also demonstrate the importance of ongoing research on disease epidemiology, diagnostics, risk, predictive capabilities, and human dimensions.

Cross-validation of the RT-QuIC assay for the antemortem detection of chronic wasting disease

Haley NJ, Donner R, Henderson DM, Tennant J, Hoover EA, Manca M, et al. 2020. Cross-validation of the RT-QuIC assay for the antemortem detection of chronic wasting disease in elk. Prion. 14(1): 47-55.

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Storage time and temperature of filter paper strips affect anti-West Nile virus antibody detection in 2 galliform species

Kunkel MR, Berghaus RD, Martin JA, Mead DG, Ruder MG, Nemeth NM. Storage time and temperature of filter paper strips affect anti–West Nile virus antibody detection in 2 galliform species. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2023;35(4):400-404.

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Epidemiology of ophidiomycosis in Lake Erie watersnkes (Nerodia sipedon insularum)

Haynes E, Stanford K, Gramhofer M, Vivirito K, Durante K, Wright A, Varga C, and Allender MC. 2022. Epidemiology of ophidiomycosis in Lake Erie watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon insularum). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 58(1): 100-113.

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A novel group of negative-sense RNA viruses associated with epizootics in managed and free-ranging freshwater turtles in Florida, USA

Waltzek TB, Stacy BA, Ossiboff RJ, Stacy NI, Fraser WA, Yan A, et al. 2022. A novel group of negative-sense RNA viruses associated with epizootics in managed and free-ranging freshwater turtles in Florida, USA. PLoS Pathogens. 18(3): e1010258.

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Primary pneumonic plague contracted from a mountain lion carcass

Wong D, Wild MA, Walburger MA, Higgins CL, Callahan M, Czarnecki LA, Lawaczeck EW et al. 2009. Primary Pneumonic Plague Contracted from a Mountain Lion Carcass. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 49(3):e33–e38,.

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An agent-based framework for improving wildlife disease surveillance: A case study of chronic wasting disease in Missouri white-tailed deer

Belsare AV, Gompper ME, Keller B, Sumners J, Hansen L, Millspaugh JJ. 2020. An agent-based framework for improving wildlife disease surveillance: A case study of chronic wasting disease in Missouri white-tailed deer. Ecological Modeling. 417: 108919.

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Down the rabbit hole: Domestic rabbit owners' perceptions of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus

Shapiro HG, Ruder MG, and Pienaar EF. 2022. Down the rabbit hole: Domestic rabbit owners’ perceptions of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2. EcoHealth. 19: 487–501.

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When pets become pests: The role of the exotic pet trade in producing vertebrate animals

Lockwood JL, Welbourne DJ, Romagosa CM, Cassey P, Mandrak NE, Strecker A, Leung B, Stringham OC, Udell B, Episcopio-Sturgeon DJ, Tlusty MF, Sinclair J, Springborn MR, Pienaar EF, Rhyne AL, and Keller R. 2019. When pets become pests: The role of the exotic pet trade in producing invasive vertebrate animals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 17(6): 323–330.

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