2022 WCS Health Programs Publications

Barkhasbaatar, A., M. Gilbert, A. E. Fine, E. Shiilegdamba, B. Damdinjav, B. Buuveibaatar, ..., L. Jambal, ... and S. H. Olson (2022). “Characterization of low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses isolated from wild birds in Mongolia from 2009 to 2018.” Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1515739/v1

Bartlett, SL , KN Koeppel, AC Cushing, ... and PP Calle (2022). Global Retrospective Review of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Non-Domestic Felids. 2021 Joint AAZV/EAZWV Conference . C.Kirk Baer. Online: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians : 163-163.

Benfield, C. T. O., S. Hill, M. Shatar, E. Shiilegdamba, B. Damdinjav, A. Fine et al. (2022). "Molecular epidemiology of peste des petits ruminants virus emergence in critically endangered Mongolian saiga antelope and other wild ungulates." Virus Evolution 7(2), veab062. https://doi.org/10.1093/ve/veab062

Brenn-White, M., B. L. Raphael, N. A. T. Rakotoarisoa and S. L. Deem (2022). "Hematology and biochemistry of critically endangered radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata): Reference intervals in previously confiscated subadults and variability based on common techniques." PLoS ONE 17(3), e0264111. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264111

Cáceres-Saez, I., D. Haro, O. Blank, A. Aguayo-Lobo, C. Dougnac, C. Arredondo et al. (2022). "Macro-elements K, Na, Cl, Mg, and Ca in body tissues of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) from the Southern Ocean." Polar Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-022-03012-9

Cameron, K. N., J.-V. Mombouli, F. R. Niama, B. Hayes, S. H. Olson, ..., D. O. Joly et al. (2022). "Orbivirus RNA in a banana serotine (Afronycteris nanus) bat in the Republic of the Congo." EcoHealth. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-022-01619-2

Camp, J. V., A. Desvars-Larrive, N. Nowotny and C. Walzer (2022). "Monitoring urban zoonotic virus activity: Are city rats a promising surveillance tool for emerging viruses?" Viruses 14(7), e1516. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14071516

Chaney, S. B., M. Loewinger, D. Doherty, C. M. McCann, K. J. Conley, D. McAloose, A. Rosenberg and J. M. Sykes IV (2022). "The use of intradermal skin testing and hyposensitization injections to control seasonal dermatitis in greater one-horned rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros unicornis)." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 53(2), 485-491. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0129

Chea, S., F. L. Goutard, M. Pruvot and S. Thongyan (2022). "Assessing the acceptability of a pilot multi-stakeholder wildlife health surveillance network in Cambodia." Journal of Kasetsart Veterinarians 31(1), 33-50.

Cooksey, K. E., C. Sanz, J. M. Massamba, T. F. Ebombi, P. Teberd, G. Abea, G. Mbebouti, I. Kienast, S. Brogan et al. (2022). "Predictors of respiratory illness in western lowland gorillas." Primates (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-022-01045-6

Forsythe, A., N. Fontaine, J. Bissonnette, ..., C. Lausen et al. (2022). "Microbial isolates with Anti-Pseudogymnoascus destructans activities from Western Canadian bat wings." Scientific Reports 12, e9895. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14223-9

Goutard, F., C. Calba, S. Chea, N. Antoine-Moussiaux, M. Pruvot et al. (2022). "The use of participatory methods in the evaluation of health surveillance systems.” In M. Peyre, F. Roger and F. Goutard. Eds., Principles for Evaluation of One Health Surveillance: The EVA Book, 163-177. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82727-4_8

González, A. D., I. Lotta-Arevalo, G. A. Fuentes, J. Macías-Zacipa, L. D. Acevedo-Cendales and N. E. Matta (2022). "Haemoproteus gabaldoni a valid species? An approach from morphology and molecular tools applied to parasites of Anseriformes." Acta Tropica, e106540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106540

Güiza Suárez, L., A. Balcazar Salazar and LD Acevedo-Cendales (2022). Illegal Trafficking of Amphibians in Colombia: A Legal Analysis . Bogota, Colombia: Editorial Universidad del Rosario and Wildlife Conservation Society, Colombia. https://doi.org/10.12804/urosario9789587848519

Henger, C., CCY Xu, B. Nightingale , X. Zhang, L. Li, D. McAloose, and T. Seimon (2022). A New DNA Tool Kit for Monitoring Big Cat Species in the Wildlife Trade. 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology. Online: Society for Conservation Biology. https://www.xcdsystem.com/iccb/program/fzZ4pKv/index.cfm?pgid=155&RunRemoveSessionFilter=1

Hopkins, SR, KD Lafferty, CL Wood, SH Olson et al. (2022). "Evidence gaps and diversity among potential win–win solutions for conservation and human infectious disease control." The Lancet Planetary Health 6(8), e705. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00148-6

Hyatt, MW and TJ Gerlach (2022). "Diagnosis and management of suspected congestive heart failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy in a sand tiger shark ( Carcharias taurus ) with establishment of preliminary normal echocardiographic indices." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 53(2), 363-372. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0127

Innis, CJ, K. Conley , P. Gibbons, ..., J. Sykes , ..., NTT Nga , I. Sebro et al. (2022). "Veterinary observations and biological specimen use after a massive confiscation of Palawan forest turtles ( Siebenrockiella leytensis )." Chelonian Conservation and Biology 21(1). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1510.1

Kaczensky, P., G. Gantulga, D. Lkhagvasuren, ... and C. Walzer (2022). "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 14, 13-26.

Kaczensky, P., J. Payne, O. Ganbaatar, N. Altansukh and C. Walzer (2022). "Water use by khulan in the Dzungarian Gobi in SW Mongolia." Exploration into the Biological Resources of Mongolia 14, 27-38.

Kaczensky, P., A. Salemgareyev, J. D. C. Linnell, S. Zuther, C. Walzer et al. (2022). "Post-release movement behaviour and survival of kulan reintroduced to the steppes and deserts of Central Kazakhstan." Frontiers in Conservation Science 2, e703358. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2021.703358

Katlam, G., S. Prasad, A. Pande and N. Ramchiary (2022). "Plastic ingestion in Asian elephants in the forested landscapes of Uttarakhand, India." Journal for Nature Conservation 68, e126196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126196

Krishnan, S., D. McAloose and SL Bartlett (2021). Retrospective Analysis of Morbidity and Mortality in Babirusa ( Babyrousa celebensis ) in zoological institutions from 1995 to 2020. 2021 Joint AAZV/EAZWV Conference. C.Kirk Baer. Online: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians : 117-117.

Kusumaningrum, T., A. Latinne, S. Martinez et al. (2022). "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with zoonotic disease transmission risk in North Sulawesi, Indonesia." One Health Outlook 4(1), e11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-022-00067-w

Latinne, A. and S. Morand (2022). "Climate anomalies and spillover of bat-borne viral diseases in the Asia-Pacific region and the Arabian Peninsula." Viruses 14(5), e1100. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14051100

Lecu, A., M. Bertelsen and C. Walzer (2022). “Science-based facts & knowledge about wild animals, zoos and SARS-CoV-2 virus, 9th edition.” In Transmissible Diseases Handbook, 5th edition. Bern, Switzerland: European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.eazwv.org/resource/resmgr/files/transmissible_diseases_handbook/5th_ed_transmissible_diseases_handbook/chapters/2_covid19_faq_v9_17_january_.pdf

Lim, MCW , A. Seimon, B. Nightingale , ... and T. A. Seimon (In Press). "Estimating biodiversity across the tree of life on Mount Everest's southern flank with environmental DNA." iScience , e104848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104848

Lobaloba Ingoba, L., J. C. Djontu, C. C. Mfoutou Mapanguy, ..., E. Kuisma et al. (In Press). "Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a population living in Bomassa village, Republic of Congo." IJID Regions. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.01.002

Maquart, P.-O., C. Sokha and S. Boyer (2022). "Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity and medical importance in Koh Kong mangrove forests, Cambodia." Asian BioMedicine 16(3), 121-129. https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2022-0015

Mason, B., K. J. Petrzelkova, J. Kreisinger, ..., E. Fairet et al. (Accepted Article). "Gastrointestinal symbiont diversity in wild gorilla: A comparison of bacterial and strongylid communities across multiple localities." Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16558

McClure, M. M., C. R. Hranac, C. G. Haase, ..., C. L. Lausen, ... and S. H. Olson (2022). "Projecting the compound effects of climate change and white-nose syndrome on North American bat species." Climate Change Ecology 3, e100047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecochg.2021.100047

McGuire, L. P., N. W. Fuller, C. G. Haase, K. A. Silas and S. H. Olson (In Press). "Lean mass dynamics in hibernating bats and implications for energy and water budgets." Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1086/720160

Moreira-Soto, A., C. Walzer, G. Á. Czirják et al. (2022). "Serological evidence that SARS-CoV-2 has not emerged in deer in Germany or Austria during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Microorganisms 10(4), e748. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10040748

Mendoza, A. P., S. Shanee, N. Cavero, C. Lujan-Vega, Y. Ibañez, C. Rynaby, M. Villena, Y. Murillo, S. H. Olson et al. (2022). "Domestic networks contribute to the diversity and composition of live wildlife trafficked in urban markets in Peru." Global Ecology and Conservation 37, e02161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02161

Miller, RE, P. P. Calle , N. Lamberski [eds.] (2022). Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy, Volume 10 . Philadelphia, PA: Saunders.

Montecino-Latorre D, Goldstein T, Kelly TR, Wolking DJ, Kindunda A, Kongo G, Bel-Nono S, Kazwala R, Suu-Ire R, Barker CM, Johnson CK, and JAK Mazet (2022). Seasonal shedding of coronavirus by straw-colored fruit bats at urban roosts in Africa. PlosOne. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/metrics?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274490

Pandit, PS, SJ Anthony, T. Goldstein, ..., A. Latinne , ..., SH Olson , L. Keatts , AP Mendoza , A. Perez , C. Dejuste de Paula , ..., E. Shiilegdamba , ..., EA Robles , ..., NTT Nga , PL Hitchens, DO Joly , K. Saylors, A. Fine et al. (2022). "Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses." Communications Biology 5(1), e844. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03797-9

Pandit, P. S., S. J. Anthony, T. Goldstein, ..., A. Latinne, ..., S. Olson, L. Keatts, A. P. Mendoza, A. Perez, C. Dejuste de Paula, ..., E. Shiilegdamba, ..., E. A. Robles, ..., N. T. T. Nga, P. L. Hitchens, D. O. Joly, K. Saylors, A. Fine et al. (2023). "Author correction: Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses." Communications Biology 6(1), e25. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04364-y

Pruvot, M., Denstedt, E., Latinne, A., Porco, A., Montecino-Latorre, D., Khammavong, K., Milavong, P., Phouangsouvanh, S., Sisavanh, M., Nga, N. T. T., Ngoc, P. T. B., Thanh, V. D., Chea, S., Sours, S., …, Olson, S. H., and Fine, A. E. (2023). WildHealthNet: Supporting the development of sustainable wildlife health surveillance networks in Southeast Asia. Science of The Total Environment 863(160748). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160748

Martinez, S., Sullivan, A., Hagan, E., …, Nga, N. T. T., …Olson, S. H., Fine, A. E., et al. (2022). Living Safely With Bats: Lessons in Developing and Sharing a Global One Health Educational Resource. Global Health: Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00106

Montecino-Latorre, Diego, Goldstein, T. Kelly, T., et al. (2022) Seasonal shedding of coronavirus by straw-colored fruit bats at urban roosts in Africa. PLOS ONE 17(9): e0274490. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274490

Nawtaisong, P., M. T. Robinson, K. Khammavong, P. Milavong, ..., A. E. Fine, M. Pruvot et al. (2022). "Zoonotic pathogens in wildlife traded in markets for human consumption, Laos." Emerging Infectious Diseases 28(4), 860-864. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.210249

Nelson, S., A. Jenkins, S. D. Jupiter, P. Horwitz, S. Mangubhai, S. Abimbola, A. Ratud, T. Naivalulevu, J.Negina (2022) “Predicting climate-sensitive water-related disease trends based on health, seasonality and weather data in Fiji.” The Journal of Climate Change and Health. Vol. 6, May 2022, 100112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100112

Nga, N. T. T., A. Latinne, H. B. Thuy, N. V. Long, P. T. B. Ngoc, N. T. L. Anh, ..., S. I. Roberton, C. Walzer, S. H. Olson and A. E. Fine (2022). "Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses circulating in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam." Frontiers in Public Health 10, e826116. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.826116

Olson, SH (2021). Wildmeat, Zoonotic Viruses and One Health: Understanding Dynamics, Risks, and Strategies to Prevent Another Pandemic. 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology. Online: Society for Conservation Biology. https://www.xcdsystem.com/iccb/program/fzZ4pKv/index.cfm?pgid=155&RunRemoveSessionFilter=1

Pandit, P., S. Anthony, T. Goldstein, ..., A. Latinne, ..., S. H. Olson, L. Keatts, A. P. Mendoza, A. Perez, C. Dejuste de Paula, ..., E. Shiilegdamba, ..., E. A. Robles, ..., D. Joly, K. Saylors, A. Fine et al. (Preprint). “Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses.” Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-846253/v1

Phillips, B. E., E. S. Dierenfeld, R. English et al. (2022). "Retrospective analysis of cataract formation and nutritional etiology in a managed collection of parakeet auklets (Aethia psittacula)." Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 35(4), 390-401. https://doi.org/10.1647/20-00037

Ponton, D. E., J. Ruelas-Inzunza, R. A. Lavoie, G. L. Lescord et al. (In Press). "Mercury, selenium and arsenic concentrations in Canadian freshwater fish and a perspective on human consumption intake and risk." Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, e100060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100060

Redford, K. H., G. A. B. da Fonseca, C. Gascon, ..., S. Andelman, ..., C. Walzer et al. (Early View). "Healthy planet healthy people." Conservation Letters, e12864. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12864

Seifert, S.N., R.J. Fischer, E. Kuisma, C. Badzi Nkoua, G. Bounga, M-J. Akongo, A. Ondzie, S. Olson, C. Walzer et al. (2022) Zaire ebolavirus surveillance near the Bikoro region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 2018 outbreak reveals presence of seropositive bats. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(6): e0010504. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010504

Stacy, N. I., C. Hollinger, J. E. Arnold et al. (Early View). "Left shift and toxic change in heterophils and neutrophils of non-mammalian vertebrates: A comparative review, image atlas, and practical considerations." Veterinary Clinical Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.13117

Städele, V., M. Arandjelovic, S. Nixon, ..., T. Breuer, K. N. Cameron, ..., P. Reed, M. M. Robbins, C. Sanz, V. Smith, E. J. Stokes et al. (Early View). "The complex Y-chromosomal history of gorillas." American Journal of Primatology, e23363. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23363

Wakwella, A., A. Wenger , S. Jupiter , ... and H. S. Grantham (2022). “Managing Watersheds for Coral Reefs and Public Health: A Vibrant Oceans Initiative Whitepaper.” Bronx, NY: Wildlife Conservation Society, Vibrant Oceans Initiative, University of Queensland, University of California, Irvine, United Nations Environment Programme, University of Sydney, Edith Cowan University, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, and Coral Reef Alliance . https://doi.org/10.19121/2022.Report.43854

Walther, E. J., D. E. Arthur, A. Cyr, K. M. Fraley et al. (In Press). "Ecotoxicology of mercury in burbot (Lota lota) from interior Alaska and insights towards human health." Chemosphere, e134279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134279

Walzer, C. and G. Plassman (2021). "Mountain Biodiversity Day 2021 - biodiversity and pandemics." eco.mont: Journal of Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 13(2), 62-63. https://dx.doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-13-2s62

Xu, W., W. Liu, W. Ma, ..., C. Walzer and P. Kaczensky (2022). "Current status and future challenges for khulan (Equus hemionus) conservation in China." Global Ecology and Conservation 37, e02156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02156

Yadana, S., T. Cheun-Arom, H. Li, ..., A. Latinne et al. (2022). "Behavioral–biological surveillance of emerging infectious diseases among a dynamic cohort in Thailand." BMC Infectious Diseases 22(1), e472. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07439-7

Yong, D. L., A. Jain, S. U. Chowdhury, E. Denstedt, K. Khammavong, P. Milavong et al. (2022). "The specter of empty countrysides and wetlands—Impact of hunting take on birds in Indo-Burma." Conservation Science and Practice, e212668. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12668


Zhu, F., V. Duong, X. F. Lim, ..., L. Keatts et al. (2022). "Presence of recombinant bat coronavirus GCCDC1 in Cambodian bats." Viruses 14(2), e176. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020176

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