Epidemiology:

Ivan V. Kuzmin, Alexandr D. Botvinkin, Lorraine M. McElhinney, Jean S. Smith, Lillian A. Orciari, Gareth J. Hughes, Anthony R. Fooks, and Charles E. Rupprecht

MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TERRESTRIAL RABIES IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 617-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Randall L. Zarnke, Jay M. Ver Hoef, and Robert A. DeLong

SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR SELECTED DISEASE AGENTS IN WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS) FROM ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY, 1984–2000
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 632-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zdenek Hubálek

AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH MIGRATORY BIRDS
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 639-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Peter B. Pearman, Trenton W. J. Garner, Monika Straub, and Urs F. Greber

RESPONSE OF THE ITALIAN AGILE FROG (RANA LATASTEI) TO A RANAVIRUS, FROG VIRUS 3: A MODEL FOR VIRAL EMERGENCE IN NAÏVE POPULATIONS
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 660-669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Robert J. Bildfell, James W. Mertins, Jack A. Mortenson, and Doug F. Cottam

HAIR-LOSS SYNDROME IN BLACK-TAILED DEER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 670-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Dusek, Marilyn G. Spalding, Donald J. Forrester, and Ellis C. Greiner

HAEMOPROTEUS BALEARICAE AND OTHER BLOOD PARASITES OF FREE-RANGING FLORIDA SANDHILL CRANE CHICKS
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 682-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toxicology:

Christine Fournier-Chambrillon, Philippe J. Berny, Olivier Coiffier, Philippe Barbedienne, Bernard Dassé, Gérard Delas, Hubert Galineau, Alexandra Mazet, Pascal Pouzenc, René Rosoux, and Pascal Fournier

EVIDENCE OF SECONDARY POISONING OF FREE-RANGING RIPARIAN MUSTELIDS BY ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES IN FRANCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN MINK (MUSTELA LUTREOLA)
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 688-695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pathology:

Philip Stott and Nicole Wight

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT ABNORMALITIES IN EUROPEAN HARES (LEPUS EUROPAEUS) IN AUSTRALIA
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 696-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Justin D. Brown, Jean M. Richards, John Robertson, Steven Holladay, and Jonathan M. Sleeman

PATHOLOGY OF AURAL ABSCESSES IN FREE-LIVING EASTERN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE CAROLINA CAROLINA)
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 704-712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrinology:

Dan L. Baker, Margaret A. Wild, Mary M. Connor, Harish B. Ravivarapu, Richard L. Dunn, and Terry M. Nett

GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE AGONIST: A NEW APPROACH TO REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION IN FEMALE DEER
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 713-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lowell A. Miller, Jack C. Rhyan, and Mark Drew

CONTRACEPTION OF BISON BY GnRH VACCINE: A POSSIBLE MEANS OF DECREASING TRANSMISSION OF BRUCELLOSIS IN BISON
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 725-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacology:

Meg Sutherland-Smith, Juan Manuel Campos, Carrie Cramer, Cindy Thorstadt, William Toone, and Patrick J. Morris

IMMOBILIZATION OF CHACOAN PECCARIES (CATAGONUS WAGNERI) USING MEDETOMIDINE, TELAZOL®, AND KETAMINE
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 731-736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short Communications:

Y-K. Kwon, S-H. Wee, and J-H. Kim

Pesticide Poisoning Events in Wild Birds in Korea from 1998 to 2002
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 737-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric M. Gese, Seija M. Karki, Mead L. Klavetter, Edward R. Schauster, and Ann M. Kitchen

Serologic Survey for Canine Infectious Diseases among Sympatric Swift Foxes (Vulpes velox) and Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Southeastern Colorado
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 741-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Nol, J. L. Williamson, T. E. Rocke, and T. M. Yuill

Detection of Clostridium botulinum Type C Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) by Polymerase Chain Reaction
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 749-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claire Jardine, Gary A. Wobeser, and Elemir Simko

Malignant Mesenchymal Tumors in Two White-tailed Jack Rabbits (Lepus townsendii)
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 754-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitchell V. Palmer, W. Ray Waters, Douglas D. Pedersen, and William C. Stoffregen

Induction of Neutralizing Antibodies in Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) after Administration of a Killed West Nile Virus Vaccine
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 759-762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Saita, S. Hayama, H. Kajigaya, K. Yoneda, G. Watanabe, and K. Taya

Histologic Changes in Thyroid Glands from Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Tokyo Bay, Japan: Possible Association with Environmental Contaminants
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 763-768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James W. Carpenter, Gordon A. Andrews, and W. Nelson Beyer

Zinc Toxicosis in a Free-flying Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 769-774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea S. Freeman, John M. Kinsella, Chloe Cipolletta, Sharon L. Deem, and William B. Karesh

Endoparasites of Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 775-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria S. Sepúlveda, Jon J. Wiebe, Dale C. Honeyfield, Heath R. Rauschenberger, Joy P. Hinterkopf, William E. Johnson, and Timothy S. Gross

Organochlorine Pesticides and Thiamine in Eggs of Largemouth Bass and American Alligators and Their Relationship with Early Life-stage Mortality
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 782-786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jerrold L. Belant

Field Immobilization of Raccoons (Procyon lotor) with Telazol and Xylazine
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 787-790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reinhild Krametter, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Angelika Loitsch, Wolfgang Froetscher, Viviane Benetka, Karin Moestl, and Walter Baumgartner

Pestivirus Exposure in Free-living and Captive Deer in Austria
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 791-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Hurtado, Gorka Aduriz, Nieves Gómez, Beatriz Oporto, Ramón A. Juste, Santiago Lavin, Jorge R. Lopez-Olvera, and Ignasi Marco

Molecular Identification of a New Pestivirus Associated with Increased Mortality in the Pyrenean Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica) in Spain
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 796-800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Solaymani-Mohammadi, M. Rezaian, H. Hooshyar, G. R. Mowlavi, Z. Babaei, and M. A. Anwar

Intestinal Protozoa in Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) in Western Iran
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 801-803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mio Hagihara, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Masanobu Kitahara, Katsuya Hirai, and Koichi Murata

Leucocytozoon lovati Infections in Wild Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in Japan
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 804-807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brad Scandrett and Gary Wobeser

Malignant Melanoma in a Captive Red Deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus)
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 808-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon L. Deem, Rolan Davis, and Luis F. Pacheco

Serologic Evidence of Nonfatal Rabies Exposure in a Free-ranging Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in Cotapata National Park, Bolivia
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 811-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah Fauquier, Frances Gulland, Martin Haulena, Murray Dailey, Randall L. Rietcheck, and Thomas P. Lipscomb

Meningoencephalitis in Two Stranded California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) Caused by Aberrant Trematode Migration
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 816-819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Kurt K. Sladky

Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. 5th Edition.: Edited by M. E. Fowler and R. E. Miller. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 2003. 782 pp. $134.00 (hardback).
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 820-822. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Scott E. Henke

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
J Wildl Dis 2004 40: 823. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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