2021 WCS Health Programs Publications

Acevedo-Garcés, Y. A., L. M. Valencia, A. Di Fiore, L. D. Acevedo-Cendales et al. (2021). Current and historical genetic structure of the white-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus). Molecular Ecology and Conservation Genetics of Neotropical Mammals. M. Nardelli and J. I. Túnez. Cham (eds), Switzerland: Springer. 171-197. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65606-5_8

Armstrong, E. E., A. Khan, R. W. Taylor, ..., M. Gilbert, D. Miquelle, et al. (2021). "Recent evolutionary history of tigers highlights contrasting roles of genetic drift and selection." Molecular Biology and Evolution, msab032. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab032

Bartlett, S. L., N. Lamberski, K. L. Arheart, and C. Cray (2021). “Protein Electrophoresis and Haptoglobin Values for Captive Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus).” Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8: 646500. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.646500

Bartlett S.L., K.N. Koeppel., A.C. Cushing, H.F. Bellon, V. Almagro, Z.S. Gyimesi, T. Thies, T. Hård, D. Denitton, K.Z. Fox, R. Vodička, and P.P. Calle (2021). “Global retrospective review of SARS-CoV-2 infections in non-domestic felids.” 2021 Joint AAZV/EAZWV Conference, Online, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.

Baste, I. A., R. T. Watson, K. I. Brauman, ..., C. Samper, ..., C. Walzer et al. (2021). Making Peace with Nature: A Scientific Blueprint to Tackle the Climate, Biodiversity and Pollution Emergencies. Nairobi, Kenya, United Nations Environment Programme. 

Beltrán-Saavedra, L. F., O. Loayza, M. Salinas, ..., J. L. Mollericona, S. J. Rivera and R. B. Wallace (2020). "Mercurio total (THg) en vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) en áreas mineras del noroeste del departamento de La Paz, Bolivia." Mastozoología Neotropical 27(1): 177-181. https://doi.org/10.31687/saremMN.20.27.1.0.05

Berg, C., H. Lerner, A. Butterworth, C. Walzer [eds.] (2021). Wildlife Welfare. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media, SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88966-426-9

Calle, P. P., B. L. Raphael, T. Lwin, K. D. Ingerman, A. Perry, B. Motkowicz, A. Tomaszewicz Brown, B. D. Horne, ..., S. G. Platt, K. Platt and T. A. Seimon (2021). "Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) disease screening in Myanmar." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(4), 1270-1274. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0017

Carvalho, J. S., B. Graham, G. Bocksberger, F. Maisels, ..., S. H. Olson et al. (Early View). "Predicting range shifts of African apes under global change scenarios." Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13358

Caceres-Saez, I., D. Haro, O. Blank, A. Aguayo-Lobo, C. Dougnac, C. Arredondo et al. (2021). "Trace elements in subantarctic false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) tissues, including the skin as an offshore bioindicator." Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-12890-1

Chan, N., Z. Shen, A. Mannion, ..., P. P. Calle and J. G. Fox (2021). "Helicobacter cyclurae sp. Nov., isolated from endangered blue iguanas (Cyclura lewisi)." Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9, e676682. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.676682

Chaney, S. B., D. McAloose, R. Greenwald, K. P. Lyashchenko and P. P. Calle (2021). "Assessment of multiantigen print immunoassay and rapid lateral-flow test for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(4), 1257-1262. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0054

Chaves, A., D. Montecino-Latorre, P. Alcazar and G. Suzan (Early View). "Wildlife rehabilitation centers as a potential source of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 into native wildlife of Latin America." Biotropica. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12965

Chung, W. Y., T. H. Khanh, S. T. Luo, ..., N. Nga et al. (2020). "A hospital-based surveillance system for studying genetic and antigenic evolution of enterovirus A71 in south Vietnam." International Journal of Infectious Diseases 101(S1): 354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.928

Conley, K. J., T. A. Seimon, I. S. Popescu, …, A. T. Brown, …, and P. P. Calle (2021). “Systemic Helicobacter infection and associated mortalities in endangered Grand Cayman blue iguanas (Cyclura lewisi) and introduced green iguanas (Iguana iguana).” PLoS One 16(2): e0247010. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247010

Dayaram, A; Seeber, P; Courtiol, A; Soilemetzidou, S; Tsangaras, K; Franz, M; McEwen, GK; Azab, W; Kaczensky, P; Melzheimer, J; East, ML; Ganbaatar, O; Walzer, C; Osterrieder, N; Greenwood, AD (2021): Seasonal host and ecological drivers may promote restricted water as a viral vector. Sci Total Environ. 2021; 773:145446 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145446

Delaune, D., V. Hul, E. A. Karlsson, ..., S. Chea, L. Keatts et al. (2021). "A novel SARS-CoV-2 related coronavirus in bats from Cambodia." Nature Communications 12, e6563. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26809-4

Drumm, H. E., C. W. Weisse, A. B. Le Roux, R. J. Rosen, R. P. Moore, A. A. DeJesus and J. M. Sykes IV (2021). “Pseudoaneurysm diagnosis and treatment in an aardvark (Orycteropus afer).” 2021 Joint AAZV/EAZWV Conference, Online, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.

Dvornicky-Raymond, Z. T., S. Shields, P. P. Calle et al. (2021). “Effect of handling time on blood parameters in the Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi).” 2021 Joint AAZV/EAZWV Conference, Online, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.

Figueroa, D. M., E. Kuisma, M. J. Matson, A. U. Ondzie, ..., C. Walzer, S. H. Olson et al. (2021). "Development and validation of portable, field-deployable Ebola virus point-of-encounter diagnostic assay for wildlife surveillance." One Health Outlook 3(1), e9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-021-00041-y

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Center for International Forestry Research, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, and Wildlife Conservation Society (2020). Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme Policy Brief - Build Back Better in a Post COVID-19 World: Reducing Future Wildlife-Borne Spillover of Disease to Humans. Rome, Italy, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 

Gignac, P. M., …, J. Malatos, J. A. Paré, and C. Hollinger (2021). “Diffusible Iodine-Based Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography as a Necropsy Aid: A Case Report Evaluating Respiratory Disease in Macrocephalon maleo.” Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(1): 406-412. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0086

Grange, Z. L., T. Goldstein, C. K. Johnson, ..., S. H. Olson et al. (2021). "Ranking the risk of animal-to-human spillover for newly discovered viruses." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118(15): e2002324118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002324118

Gruetzmacher, K; Karesh, WB; Amuasi, JH; Arshad, A; Farlow, A; Gabrysch, S; Jetzkowitz, J; Lieberman, S; Palmer, C; Winkler, AS; Walzer, C (2021). “The Berlin principles on one health - Bridging global health and conservation.” Sci Total Environ. 2021; 764:142919 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142919

Grünzweil, OM; L. Palmer, A. Cabal, M.P. Szostak, W. Ruppitsch ….C. Walzer et al. (2021): Presence of β-Lactamase-producing Enterobacterales and Salmonella Isolates in Marine Mammals. Int J Mol Sci. 2021; 22(11):5905 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22115905 

Hranac, C. R., C. G. Haase, N. W. Fuller, ..., C. L. Lausen, L. P. McGuire, S. H. Olson and D. T. S. Hayman (Early View). "What is winter? Modeling spatial variation in bat host traits and hibernation and their implications for overwintering energetics." Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7641

Kaczensky, P; G. Gantulga, D. Lkhagvasuren, B. Boldgiv, O. Ganbaatar, N. Altansukh, C Walzer (2021) “First experience with a camera collar in a free-ranging Przewalski's horse group in the Mongolian Gobi” Exploration into the biological resources of Mongolia 2021; 14: 13-26.

Kaczensky, P; J. Payne, O, Ganbaatar, N. Altansukh, C. Walzer (2021) “Water use by khulan in the Dzungarian Gobi in SW Mongolia” Exploration into the biological resources of Mongolia 2021; 14: 27-38. 

Keatts, L. O., M. Robards, S. H. Olson, K. Hueffer, S. J. Insley, ..., C.-L. B. Chetkiewicz, ..., M. Pruvot, J. C. Ray, D. Reid, ... and C. Walzer(2021). "Implications of zoonoses from hunting and use of wildlife in North American arctic and boreal biomes: Pandemic potential, monitoring, and mitigation." Frontiers in Public Health 9, e627654. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.627654

Krishnan S, D McAloose, and S.L. Bartlett (2021). “Retrospective analysis of morbidity and mortality in babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) in zoological institutions from 1995 to 2020.” 2021 Joint AAZV/EAZWV Conference, Online, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.

Kumakamba, C., F. R. Niama, F. Muyembe, ..., G. Bounga, ..., S. H. Olson, K. Cameron, P. Reed, A. Ondzie, ..., D. O. Joly and et al. (2021). "Coronavirus surveillance in wildlife from two Congo basin countries detects RNA of multiple species circulating in bats and rodents." PLoS ONE 16(6), e0236971. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236971

LaDouceur, E. E. B., M. M. Garner, K. J. Roorda and A. L. Newton (2021). Arthropoda: Merostomata. In Invertebrate Histology. E. E. B. LaDouceur (ed), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119507697.ch9

Landolfi, J. A., P. M. Gaffney, R. McManamon, ..., D. McAloose, C. Hollinger et al. (In Press). "Reproductive tract neoplasia in adult female Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)." Veterinary Pathology, e03009858211031843. https://doi.org/10.1177/03009858211031843

Luskin, MS; E. Meijaard, S. Surya, Sheherazade; C. Walzer, M. Linkie (2021) “African Swine Fever threatens Southeast Asia's 11 endemic wild pig species.” Conservation Letters. 2021 14 (3) e12784 https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12784

Mack, Z.E., A.R. Armwood, and E.W. Howerth (2021). "Pathology in practice." Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 259(S2). https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.19.07.0356

Mack, Z.E., E.L. Buckles and E.A. Demeter (2021). Klebsiella pneumonia-associated necrosuppurative lymphadenitis and peritonitis in juvenile raccoons. 2021 American College of Veterinary Pathologists Annual Meeting . Online: American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Mack, Z.E., LC Caserta, RW Renshaw, RS Gerdes, DG Diel, SE Childs-Sanford, and J. Peters-Kennedy (2021). Histopathologic and Molecular Characterization of Erethizon Dorsatum Papillomavirus 1 and Erethizon Dorsatum Papillomavirus 2 in North American Porcupines. 2021 American College of Veterinary Pathologists Annual Meeting . Online: American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

​​Maquart, P.-O., C. Sokha and S. Boyer (2021). "Mosquito diversity (Diptera: Culicidae) and medical importance, in a bird sanctuary inside the flooded forest of Prek Toal, Cambodia." Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 24(4), 1221-1227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2021.08.001

McCann, R. S., …, D. McAloose, J. M. Sykes IV, …, and J. D’Agostino (2021). “Mycotic Pneumonia and Encephalitis in Southern Pudu (Pudu puda).” Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(1): 379-388. https://doi.org/10.1638/2019-0215

McClure, M. M., S. H. Olson, C. G. Haase, ..., C. L. Lausen et al. (Preprint). “Projecting the compound effects of climate change and white-nose syndrome on North American bat species.” Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.162207135.50528872/v1

McGuire, L. P., N. W. Fuller, Y. A. Dzal, C. G. Haase, K. A. Silas, C. K. R. Willis, S. H. Olson and C. L. Lausen (In Press). "Similar hibernation physiology in bats across broad geographic ranges." Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systems, and Environmental Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-021-01400-x

McFarland, A., K. J. Conley, T. A. Seimon, and J. M. Sykes IV (2021). “A Retrospective Analysis of Amoebiasis in Reptiles in a Zoological Institution.” Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(1): 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0148

Murillo, Y. and A. Córdova (2021). Alliance for Wildlife and Forests: Summary of Progress and Results 2019 - 2020. New York: Wildlife Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund. https://library.wcs.org/Scientific-Research/Research-Publications/Publications-Library/ctl/view/mid/40093/pubid/DMX3971800000.aspx

Newton, A. L. and M. M. Dennis (2021). Echinodermata. In: Invertebrate Histology. E. E. B. LaDouceur (ed), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119507697.ch1

Newton, A. L. and E. E. B. LaDouceur (2021). Arthropoda: Myriapoda. In: Invertebrate Histology. E. E. B. LaDouceur (ed), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 263-275. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119507697.ch10

Ostrowski, S. , A. Madad Rajabi and S. Pimm (2021). "The status of the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio in Afghanistan." Sandgrouse 43(2), 271-276.

Paré, J. A., J. Wellehan, S. M. Perry et al. (2021). “Onygenalean dermatomycoses (formerly yellow fungus disease, snake fungal disease) in reptiles." Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 30(4): 198-209. https://doi.org/10.5818/19-12-221.1

Petrovan, S. O., D. C. Aldridge, H. Bartlett, A. J. Bladon, H. Booth, ..., C. Walzer et al. (Early View). "Post COVID-19: A solution scan of options for preventing future zoonotic epidemics." Biological Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12774

Rivas, A. E., M. Valitutto, J. M. Lay and J. A. Paré (2021). "Evaluation of passive transfer in nine species of cervidae." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(2), 838-842. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0027

Rivas, A. E., K. Conley, T. A. Seimon, C. Hollinger, H. Knych, R. P. Moore, and J. A. Paré (2021). “Sarcocystosis in a Captive Flock of Thick-Billed Parrots (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) from 2005 to 2016: Morbidity, Mortality, Diagnostics, and Management Strategies.” Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(1): 206-216. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0044

Sangkakam, A., P. Hemachudha, A. W. Saraya, B. Thaweethee-Sukjai, T. Cheun-Arom, A. Latinne, K. J. Olival, S. Wacharapluesadee (2021). "Detection of influenza virus in rectal swabs of patients admitted in hospital for febrile illnesses in Thailand." SAGE Open Medicine 9: 2050312121989631. https://doi.or g/10.1177/2050312121989631

Shaw, R. L., …, A. Newton, …, and M. J. Ajemian (2021). “Three-dimensional Movements and Habitat Selection of Young White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) Across a Temperate Continental Shelf Ecosystem.” Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 643831. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.643831

Shipley, O. N., A. H. Newton, M. G. Frisk, G. A. Henkes, J. LaBelle, M. Camhi, M. Hyatt, H. Walters and J. A. Olin (2021). "Telemetry validated nitrogen stable isotope clocks identify ocean‐to‐estuarine habitat shifts in mobile organisms." Methods in Ecology and Evolution 00: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13567

Valitutto, M. T., A. L. Newton, S. Wetzlich, J. C. Kishbaugh, B. L. Raphael, P. P. Calle, and L. A. Tell (2021). “Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Safety of a Sustained-Release Formulation of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid in Ringneck Doves (Streptopelia risoria) after a Single Intramuscular Injection.” Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(1): 81-89. https://doi.org/10.1638/2019-0122

Valitutto, M. T., J. H. Yu, B. L. Raphael, P. P. Calle, J. M. Sykes, J. A. Paré, R. P. Moore and M. G. Papich (2021). "Cefovecin protein binding as a predictor for extended duration of action: A review of current literature and in vitro analysis in multiple zoological species." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(4), 1185-1194. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0068

Vasiljevic, N., M. Lim, E. Humble, A. Seah, … and R. Ogden (2021). “Developmental validation of Oxford Nanopore Technology MinION sequence data and the NGSpeciesID bioinformatics pipeline for forensic genetic species identification.” Forensic Science International: Genetics 53: 102493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102493

Walzer, C., J. Weatherley-Singh and A. Goessens (2021). WCS Recommendations - How the EU Biodiversity Strategy Can Help Reduce the Risk of Pandemics of Zoonotic Origin. Brussels, Belgium: Wildlife Conservation Society. https://library.wcs.org/Scientific-Research/Research-Publications/Publications-Library/ctl/view/mid/40093/pubid/DMX3973800000.asp

Walzer, C; G. Plassmann (2021): “Mountain Biodiversity Day 2021-biodiversity and pandemics”. Eco Mont. 2021; 13(2): 62-63.

Womble, M., …, and D. McAloose (2021). “Mortality review for the North American Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Zoo Population from January 1999 to December 2019.” Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(1): 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0132

Wu, Z., Y. Han, B. Liu, H. Li, G. Zhu, A. Latinne, et al (2021). "Decoding the RNA viromes in rodent lungs provides new insight into the origin and evolutionary patterns of rodent-borne pathogens in Mainland Southeast Asia." Microbiome 9(1): e18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00965-z

Wyffels, J. T., L. M. Adams, F. Bulman, A. Fustukjian, M. W. Hyatt et al. (2021). "Artificial insemination and parthenogenesis in the whitespotted bamboo shark Chiloscyllium plagiosum." Scientific Reports 11(1), e9966. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88568-y

Zec, S. H., M. G. Papich, D. A. Oehler, K. Hils, S. Schmid, K. Huth, D. M. S. Dodge and J. A. Paré (2021). "Pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of ponazuril in the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(2), 548-554. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0026

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