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Conjunctivitis in finches (Mycoplasmosis)
Conjunctivitis is a medical term to describe inflammation of the membrane that covers the front of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelids. The disease in wild birds was first identified in 1994 when house finches in Washington D.C. were…
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Chytrid fungus (Bsal) in salamanders
Salamander chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans or “Bsal”) was first identified in 2013 in Belgium and the Netherlands. Bsal impacts a variety of salamander species (as well as some frog species) and can result in mass mortality…
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Chytrid fungus (Bd) in amphibians
Chytridiomycosis or chytrid fungus is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians (both frogs and salamanders) and has been noted as the most devastating infectious wildlife disease recorded and a global threat to amphibian populations. Chytrid is…
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Chronic wasting disease
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal nervous system disease affecting deer, elk, moose and caribou/reindeer. CWD belongs to a group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) thought to be caused by prions. The prions…
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Canine parvovirus (CPV)
Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious viral disease that causes enteritis, which is inflammation of the intestines. The virus affects both wild canids, such as wolves and coyotes, and domestic dogs. Raccoons do not develop clinical diseases when…
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Canine distemper virus (CDV)
Canine distemper is caused by a virus that affects and is easily transmitted between, raccoons, mammals in the canine family (fox, coyote, wolf, domestic dog) and the mustelid family (for example skunk, badger, otter, mink). It is common in…
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Brain abscesses or cranial abscessation syndrome (CAS)
Brain abscesses in deer (also called cranial abscessation syndrome or CAS) are infections within the brain that produce abscesses that contain pus. The infections are usually caused by the bacterium Trueperella pyogenes. These bacteria are…
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Bovine tuberculosis (TB)
Bovine Tuberculosis (bovine TB) is a respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine TB can infect most mammals, including white-tailed deer and humans. The federal government has done nationwide testing of cattle herds…
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Avian pox
Avian pox is an infectious disease of birds caused by a poxvirus belonging to a group of viruses called avipoxviruses. Avian pox is a slowly developing disease that can affect many wild bird species, including turkeys and songbirds.
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Avian influenza
Avian influenza (AI) is caused by a virus that is common in wild bird populations, especially waterfowl and shorebirds. Avian influenza viruses are identified by two specific protein groups: Hemagglutinin or the “H” of which there are 16 and…