2019 Health Programs Publications

Aplasca, A. C., V. Titus, R. J. Ossiboff, L. Murphy, T. A. Seimon, K. Ingerman, W. E. Moser, P.  P. Calle, J.M. Sykes IV. (2019) Health Assessment of Free-Ranging Chelonians in an Urban Section of the Bronx River, New York, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases55(2), 2019, pp. 352–362 DOI: 10.7589/2017-12-304

Baker, S.J., E. Haynes, M. Gramhofer, K. Stanford, S. Bailey, M. Christman, K. Conley, S. F. Jr., R. J. Ossiboff, D. Lobato, M. C. Allender. (2019) Case Definition and Diagnostic Testing for Snake Fungal Disease. (2019) Herpetological Review, 2019, 50(2), 279–285.

Baldi, M., C. Jimenez, H. Sabine, A. Alfaro, & C. Walzer (2019). Leptospira Seroprevalence Detection and Rabies Virus Absence in an Urban Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Population in a Highly Populated Area, Costa Rica. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases19. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2019.2444

Baldi, M., E. B. Calvo, S. E. Hutter, C. Walzer. (2019) Salmonellosis detection and evidence of antibiotic resistance in an urban raccoon population in a highly populated area, Costa Rica. (2019) Wiley, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12635 

Bartlett, S.L., K. L. Arheart, M. M. Garner (2019) Retrospective Analysis of Mortality in Captive Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus), 1995-2015. (2019) Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 50(2): 303–307, 2019

Bennett, A. J., T. Bushmaker, K. Cameron, A. Ondzie, F. R. Niama, H.J. Parra, J.V. Mombouli, S. H. Olson, V. J. Munster, T. L. Goldberg. (2019) Diverse RNA viruses of arthropod origin in the blood of fruit bats suggest a link between bat and arthropod viromes. (2019) Virology, Vol.528, February 2019, Pages 207 doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2018.12.009

Coutant, T., D Laniesse, J. Sykes  IV (2019). Advances in Therapeutics and Delayed Drug Release. Vet Clin Exot Anim 22 (2019) 501–520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2019.05.006

Cruciani, F., H. Meng, F. Mendez, R. Dang, P. Burger, S. Felkel, B. Wallner, B. Chuluunbat, A. Yadamsuren, B. Faye, G. Brem & C. Walzer (2019). A First Y-Chromosomal Haplotype Network to Investigate Male-Driven Population Dynamics in Domestic and Wild Bactrian Camels. Frontiers in Genetics10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.00423

Desvars-Larrive, A., W. Ruppitsch, S. Lepuschitz, M. P. Szostak, J. Spergser, A. T Feßler, S. Schwarz, S. Monecke, R. Ehricht, C. Walzer, I. Loncaric. (2019) Urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) as possible source of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus spp., Vienna, Austria, 2016 and 2017. (2019) Euro Surveill. 2019; 24(32): pii=1900149. doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.32.1900149Fuller, N., C. Haase, K. Silas, S. H. Olson & L. McGuire (2019). First Reported Case of Diphallia in Corynorhinus townsendiiWestern North American Naturalist79, 454. https://doi.org/10.3398/064.079.0313

Fuller, N. W., C. G. Haase, K. A. Silas, S. H. Olson, L. P. McGuire. (2019) Interspecific Variations in Hibernation Physiology and Implications for White-nose Syndrome in Western Bats. Proceedings North American Society for Bat Research

Grützmacher, K. & C. Walzer (2019). One World, One Health – expanding beyond veterinary public health. Conference Proceedings: DVG-Vet-Congress, Berlin, Germany Nov. 2019

Haase, C. G., N. W. Fuller, C. R. Hranac, D.T.S. Hayman, S. H. Olson, R. K. Plowright, L. P. McGuire. (2019) Bats are not squirrels: Revisiting the cost of cooling in hibernating mammals. (2019) Journal of Thermal Biology 81 (2019) 185–193, doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2019.01.013

Haase, C. G., N. W. Fuller, C. Hranac, D. Hayman, L. McGuire, K. Norquay, K. Silas, C. Willis, R. K. Plowright, S. H. Olson (2019). Incorporating evaporative water loss into bioenergetic models of hibernation to test for relative influence of host and pathogen traits on white-nose syndrome. PLOS ONE14, e0222311. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222311

Huber, N., V. Marasco., J. Painer, S. G. Vetter, F. Göritz, P. Kaczensky, C. Walzer. (2019) Leukocyte Coping Capacity: An Integrative Parameter for Wildlife Welfare Within Conservation Interventions. (2019) Front. Vet. Sci6:105.doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00105

Hyatt, M., A. Newton, L. Hoopes, B. Pranks, M. Camhi, C. Fischer, R. Heuter (2019) Collaborative Health Investigations on Wild North Atlantic Shark Populations. International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Annual Conference Proceedings.

Joly, K., E. Gurarie, M. Sorum, P. Kaczensky, M. Cameron, A. Jakes, B. Borg, D. G. Nandintsetseg, G. Dejid, J. Hopcraft, C. Grant. B. Buuveibaatar, P. Jones, T. Mueller, Walzer, C., K. Olson, J. Payne, A. Yadamsuren, M. Hebblewhite. (2019). Longest terrestrial migrations and movements around the world. Scientific Reports9:15333. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51884-5

Kaczensky, P., S. Khaliun, J.Payne, B. Boldgiv, B. Buuveibaatar, C. Walzer. (2019) Through the eye of a Gobi khulan - Application of camera collars for ecological research of far-ranging species in remote and highly variable ecosystems. (2019). PLoS ONE 14(6): e0217772. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217772

Kirejczyk, S. G. M., R. E. Burns, M.W. Hyatt, M.J. Yabsley, J.M.  Ter Beest, Z.S. Gyimesi, Ossiboff, J.A. Robert, Waltman, Amelia, T. Seimon, R. McManamon (2019). Fatal Sarcocystis falcatula Infection in Three Penguins. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10 October 2019. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00340Klobut, J., A. Wojtkielewicz, P. Calle, D. Vudathala, L. A. Murphy (2019) Comparisons of Zinc and Copper Leached Coins and Token Under Simulated Gastric Environments. International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Annual conference Proceedings.

Kuisma, E., S. H. Olson, K. N. Cameron, P. E. Reed, W. B. Karesh, A. I. Ondzie, MJ. Akongo, S. D. Kaba, R. J. Fischer, S. N. Seifert, C. Muñoz-Fontela, B. Becker-Ziaja, B. Escudero-Pérez, C. Goma-Nkoua, V. J. Munster, JV. Mombouli. (2019) Long-term wildlife mortality surveillance in northern Congo: a model for the detection of Ebola virus disease epizootics. (2019) Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 374: 20180339. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0339

 

Lange, C., R. Niama, K. Cameron, S. Olson, R. Nina, A. Ondzie, G. Bounga, B. Smith, J. Pante, P. Reed, U. Tamufe, A. Laudisoit, T. Goldstein, R. MPassi, D. Joly (2019). First evidence of a new simian adenovirus clustering with Human mastadenovirus F viruses. Virology Journal16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-019-1248-z

 

Lewbart GA, CJ Grijalva, PP Calle, K. Ingerman, JP Muñoz-Pérez et al. (2019) Health assessment of Conolophus subcristatus, Conolophus pallidus, and C. subcristatus X Amblyrhynchus cristatus hybrid (Galápagos land iguanas). PLOS ONE 14(10): e0222884. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222884

 

Loncaric, I., A. Kübber-Heiss, A. Posautz, W. Ruppitsch, S. Lepuschitz, B. Schauer, A. T. Feßler. R. Krametter- Frötscher, E. M. Harrison, M. A. Holmes, F. Künzel, M. B. Szostak, T. Hauschild, A. Desvars-Larrive, D.Misic, R.Rosengarten, C.Walzer, P. Slickers, S.Monecke, R.Ehricht, S. Schwarz, J. Spergser. (2019) Characterization of mecC gene-carrying coagulasenegative Staphylococcus ssp. isolated from various animals. (2019) Veterinary Microbiology 230 (2019) 138–144, doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.02.014

Maurer, J. K., F.J. Burton, C.A. McClave, J. Kinsella, S. Wade, J.M. Cooley & P.P. Calle (2020). Parasites Of The Blue Iguana (Cyclura Lewisi) From Grand Cayman Island. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine50(4), 947–955. https://doi.org/10.1638/2019-0038

McAloose, D. (2019) Wildlife Necropsy Primer. In: Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy

McAloose, D., K. Colegrove, A. Newton (2019) Wildlife Necropsy. In: Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals

McAloose, D., I. Stalis (2019) Prosimians. In: Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals

Marón, C.F., K. D. Kohl, A. Chirife, M.Di Martino, M. Penadés Fons, M. A. Navarro, J.Beingesser, D. McAloose, F. A. Uzal, M. D.Dearing, V. J. Rowntree, M. Uhart. (2019) Symbiotic microbes and potential pathogens in the intestine of dead southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) calves. (2019) Anaerobe 57 (2019) 1007-114, doi.org/10.1016/j.anarobe.2019.04.003

Memarian, I., S. Ostrowski, M. D. Abazari (2019) the Illegal Use of Snares and Gin Traps threatens Endangered Persian Leopards (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in Iran. (2019) Proceedings Zoo Wildlife Health Conference 2019.

Munster, V. J., D. G. Bausch, E. de Wit, R. Fischer, G. Kobinger, C. Muñoz-Fontela, S. H. Olson, S. N. Seifert, A. Sprecher, F. Ntoumi, M. Massaquoi & J. V. Mombouli (2019) Outbreaks in a Rapidly Changing Central Africa — Lessons from Ebola. New England Journal of Medicine 379;13 nejm.org September 27, 2018

Nandintsetseg, D., C. Bracis, P. Leimgruber, P. Kaczensky, B. Buuveibaatar, B. Lkhagvasuren, B. Chimeddorj, S. Enkhtuvshin, N. Horning, T. Y. Ito, K. Olson, J. Payne, C. Walzer, M. Shinoda, J. Stabach, M. Songer, and T. Mueller. (2019) Variability in nomadism: environmental gradients modulate the movement behaviors of dryland ungulates. Ecosphere 10(11):e02924. 10.1002/ecs2.2924

Newton, A., N. Stacy, M., Hyatt, C. Cray, C. Fischer (2019) Preliminary Animal Health Assessment Findings for Northwest Atlantic White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Proceedings of the American Elasmobranch Society Meeting 2019

Newton, A. (2019) Swim Bladder Disorders In: Fish Diseases and Medicine Ed. Stephen A. Smith

Olson, S.H, G. Bounga, A. Ondzie, T. Bushmaker, S.N. Seifert, E. Kuisma et al. (2019) Lek-associated movement of a putative Ebolavirus reservoir, the hammer-headed fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), in northern Republic of Congo. PLoS ONE 14(10): e0223139. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223139

Poljanec, A. A. Arih, S. Santi, & C. Walzer (2019). Harmonizing Trans-Boundary Wildlife Management To Improve Ecological Connectivity Of Chamois And Alpine Ibex. Sep 21, 2019 XXV IUFRO World Congress Morressier. https://doi.org/10.26226/MORRESSIER.5D5FDB2EEA7C83E515CBFD3DPosautz, A., M. Gyuranecz, B. Dénes, F. Knauer, H. Dier, & C. Walzer (2019). Tularemia - possible increase and new risk factors. International Journal of Infectious Diseases79, 60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.11.155

Pruvot, M., J. Cappelle, N. Furey, V. Hul, H.S. Heng, V. Duong, P. Dussart, P. Horwood. Extreme temperature event and mass mortality of insectivorous bats, European Journal of Wildlife Research (2019) 65:4, doi.org/10.1007/s10344-019-1280-8

Pruvot, M., K. Khammavong, P. Milavong, C. Philavong, D. Reinharz, M. Mayxay, S. Rattanavong, P. Horwood, P. Dussart, B. Douangngeun, W. Theppanga, A. E. Fine, S. H. Olson, M. Robinson, P. Newton. (2019) Toward a quantification of risks at the nexus of conservation and health: The case of bushmeat markets in Lao PDR, (2019) Science of the Total Environment 676 (2019) 732–745, doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.266

Raphael, B. L., S.K. Macey, S.G. Platt, T.A. Seimon, R.J. Ossiboff, B.D. Horne, K. Platt, (2019). Health Screening of Burmese Star Tortoises (Geochelone platynota) Prior to Introduction to the Wild. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 18(2), 153–162. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1353.1

Rivas, A. E., A. J. Fischetti, A. B. Le Roux, C. Hollinger, D. A. Oehler, J. A. Paré (2019) Standing Computed Tomography in Nonanesthetized Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) to Assess Respiratory System Anatomy and Monitor Disease. (2019) Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 50(2): 396–404, 2019.

Rivas, A. E., C. Hollinger, D. A. Oehler, S. Robbe- Austerman, J. A. Paré (2019) Diagnosis and Management of Mycobacteriosis in a Colony of Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor). (2019) Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 50(2): 427–436, 2019.

Robins, J. G., S. Husson, A. Fahroni, I. Singleton, M. G. Nowak, G. Fluch, K. Llano Sanchez, A. Widya, P. Pratje, M. Ancrenaz, N. Hicks, B. Goossens, T. Petit, R. Saburi, C. Walzer (2019). Implanted Radio Telemetry in Orangutan Reintroduction and Post-release Monitoring and its Application in Other Ape Species. (2019) Frontiers in Veterinary Science6:111. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00111

Seimon, T., S. H. Olson, K. Lee, G. Rosen, A. Ondzie, K. Cameron, P. Reed, S. Anthony, D. Joly, W. Karesh, D. McAloose, W. Lipkin. (2019). Correction: Adenovirus and Herpesvirus Diversity in Free-Ranging Great Apes in the Sangha Region of the Republic of Congo. PLOS ONE14, e0221845. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221845

Sykes IV, J. M., C. Wilson, D. McAloose (2019) Husbandry, morbidity, and mortality of slender-tailed cloud rats (Phleomys pallidus). (2019) Wiley, DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21491

Uhart, M., R.E. Thijl Vanstreels, L. Gallo, R.A. Cook and W. B. Karesh (2020) Serological Survey For Select Infectious Agents In Wild Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus Magellanicus) In Argentina, 1994–2008. Journal of Wildlife Diseases: January 2020, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 66-81. https://doi.org/10.7589/2019-01-022

Valle, C. A., C.  J. Grijalva, P. P. Calle, J. P. Muñoz-Pérez, G. Quezada, C. A. Vera, G. A. Lewbart. (2019) Methods of body temperature assessment in Conolophus subcristatus, Conolophus pallidus (Galápagos land iguanas), and Amblyrhynchus cristatus X C. subcristatus hybrid. (2019) PeerJ 7:e6291 DOI 10.7717/peerj.6291

Veith, T., L. F. Beltrán-Saavedra, T. Bleicker, M. L. Schmidt, J. L. Mollericona, K. Grützmacher, R. Wallace, J. F. Drexler, C. Walzer, T. C. Jones, C. Drosten and V. M. Corman (2023). "Divergent genotype of Hepatitis A virus in alpacas, Bolivia, 2019." Emerging Infectious Diseases 29(12), 2524-2527. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2912.231123

Vila, A. R., C. Briceño, D. McAloose, T.  A. Seimon, A. G. Armién, E. A. Mauldin, N. A. Be, J. B. Thissen, A. Hinojosa, M. Quezada, J. Paredes, I. Avendaño, A. Silva, M. M. Uhart. (2019) Putative parapoxvirus-associated foot disease in the endangered huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile. (2019) PLoS ONE 14(4): e0213667. doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0213667

Wahltinez, S. J., N. I. Stacy, L. L. Lahner, A. L. Newton.  (2019) Coelomic Fluid Evaluation in Clinically Normal Ochre Sea Stars Pisaster ochraceus: Cell Counts, Cytology, and Biochemistry Reference Intervals. (2019) Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, DOI: 10.1002/aah.10072

Walzer, C., M. Mende, J. Brampton, J. Berger (2019) Going to the Dogs - Global Conservation Impacts on Wildlife from Domestic Dogs. Proceedings Zoo Wildlife Health Conference 2019

Wyffels, J.T., R. George, L. Adams, C. Adams, T. Clauss, A. Newton, M. W Hyatt, C. Yach, L.M. Penfold (2019) Testosterone and semen seasonality for the sand tiger shark, Carcharias TaurusBiology of Reproduction , ioz221   https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioz221

Youngblut, N., G. Reischer, W. Walters, N. Schuster, C. Walzer, G. Stalder, R. Ley, A. Farnleitner (2019). Host diet and evolutionary history explain different aspects of gut microbiome diversity among vertebrate clades. Nature Communications10, 2200. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10191-3

Zec S.H., M. Miller, L. Croft, M. Goldman, J. Moody, C. McCann, and S.L. Bartlett (2019). “Cardiac assessment and use of implantable loop recorders in three captive male geladas (Theropithecus gelada).” 2019 Proceedings American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. 41-42.

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