Epidemiology:

B. A. Hanson, M. P. Luttrell, V. H. Goekjian, L. Niles, D. E. Swayne, D. A. Senne, and D. E. Stallknecht

IS THE OCCURRENCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS IN CHARADRIIFORMES SPECIES AND LOCATION DEPENDENT?
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 351-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey S. Hall, Richard B. Minnis, Tyler A. Campbell, Scott Barras, Randy W. DeYoung, Kristy Pabilonia, Michael L. Avery, Heather Sullivan, Larry Clark, and Robert G. McLean

INFLUENZA EXPOSURE IN UNITED STATES FERAL SWINE POPULATIONS
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 362-368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Verbisck-Bucker, M. González-Candela, J. Galián, M. J. Cubero-Pablo, P. Martín-Atance, and L. León-Vizcaíno

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE INFECTION IN FREE-RANGING SPANISH IBEX (CAPRA PYRENAICA) IN ANDALUSIA, SOUTHERN SPAIN
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 369-380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Yabsley, Amanda D. Loftis, and Susan E. Little

NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) FROM THE UNITED STATES WITH AN EHRLICHIA SP. CLOSELY RELATED TO EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 381-387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janet L. George, Daniel J. Martin, Paul M. Lukacs, and Michael W. Miller

EPIDEMIC PASTEURELLOSIS IN A BIGHORN SHEEP POPULATION COINCIDING WITH THE APPEARANCE OF A DOMESTIC SHEEP
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 388-403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Conservation Medicine:

Leith C. R. Meyer, Linda Fick, André Matthee, Duncan Mitchell, and Andrea Fuller

HYPERTHERMIA IN CAPTURED IMPALA (AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS): A FRIGHT NOT FLIGHT RESPONSE
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 404-416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Kathryn P. Huyvaert, Amy T. Moore, Nicholas A. Panella, Eric A. Edwards, Mary Bomberger Brown, Nicholas Komar, and Charles R. Brown

EXPERIMENTAL INOCULATION OF HOUSE SPARROWS (PASSER DOMESTICUS) WITH BUGGY CREEK VIRUS
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 331-340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

David S. Blehert, Keynttisha L. Jefferson, Dennis M. Heisey, Michael D. Samuel, Brenda M. Berlowski, and Daniel J. Shadduck

USING AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS TO DIFFERENTIATE ISOLATES OF PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA SEROTYPE 1
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 209-225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brandon Sheafor, Elizabeth W. Davidson, Luke Parr, and Louise Rollins-Smith

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE DEFENSES IN THE SALAMANDER, AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM, AGAINST EMERGING AMPHIBIAN PATHOGENS
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 226-236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. E. Dawson, L. L. Perrett, E. J. Stubberfield, J. A. Stack, S. S. J. Farrelly, W. A. Cooley, N. J. Davison, and S. Quinney

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BRUCELLA FROM THE LUNGWORMS OF A HARBOR PORPOISE (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 237-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Ellen S. Martinsen, Benjamin J. Blumberg, Rebecca J. Eisen, and Jos J. Schall

AVIAN HEMOSPORIDIAN PARASITES FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OAK WOODLAND AND CHAPARRAL HABITATS
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 260-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toxicology:

Philippe Berny and Jean-Roch Gaillet

ACUTE POISONING OF RED KITES (MILVUS MILVUS) IN FRANCE: DATA FROM THE SAGIR NETWORK
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 417-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pathology:

Jack Rhyan, Ming Deng, He Wang, Gordon Ward, Thomas Gidlewski, Matthew McCollum, Samia Metwally, Thomas McKenna, Sherrilyn Wainwright, Antonio Ramirez, Charles Mebus, and Mo Salman

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN NORTH AMERICAN BISON (BISON BISON) AND ELK (CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI): SUSCEPTIBILITY, INTRA- AND INTERSPECIES TRANSMISSION, CLINICAL SIGNS, AND LESIONS
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 269-279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dale C. Honeyfield, J. Perran Ross, Dwayne A. Carbonneau, Scott P. Terrell, Allan R. Woodward, Trenton R. Schoeb, H. Franklin Perceval, and Joy P. Hinterkopf

PATHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS, TISSUE CONTAMINANTS, AND TISSUE THIAMINE IN MORBID AND HEALTHY CENTRAL FLORIDA ADULT AMERICAN ALLIGATORS (ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 280-294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Pathology:

Tamsin S. Barnes, Anne W. Goldizen, and Glen T. Coleman

HEMATOLOGY AND SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE BRUSH-TAILED ROCK-WALLABY (PETROGALE PENICILLATA)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 295-303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kara C. Sorensen, Stephanie Venn-Watson, and Sam H. Ridgway

TRACE AND NON-TRACE ELEMENTS IN BLOOD CELLS OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS): VARIATIONS WITH VALUES FROM LIVER FUNCTION INDICATORS
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 304-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie Venn-Watson, Cynthia R. Smith, and Eric D. Jensen

ASSESSMENT OF INCREASED SERUM AMINOTRANSFERASES IN A MANAGED ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) POPULATION
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 318-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immunology:

P. Nol, M. V. Palmer, W. R. Waters, F. E. Aldwell, B. M. Buddle, J. M. Triantis, L. M. Linke, G. E. Phillips, T. C. Thacker, J. C. Rhyan, M. R. Dunbar, and M. D. Salman

EFFICACY OF ORAL AND PARENTERAL ROUTES OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BACILLE CALMETTE-GUERIN VACCINATION AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS): A FEASIBILITY STUDY
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 247-259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutrition:

Teresa J. Zimmerman, Jonathan A. Jenks, David M. Leslie, Jr., and Regg D. Neiger

HEPATIC MINERALS OF WHITE-TAILED AND MULE DEER IN THE SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 341-350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short Communications:

Katherine L. Gailbreath and J. Lindsay Oaks

Herpesviral Inclusion Body Disease in Owls and Falcons is Caused by the Pigeon Herpesvirus (Columbid herpesvirus 1).
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 427-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela J. Ferro, John El-Attrache, Xingwang Fang, Susan N. Rollo, Adam Jester, Todd Merendino, Markus J. Peterson, and Blanca Lupiani

Avian Influenza Surveillance in Hunter-harvested Waterfowl from the Gulf Coast of Texas (November 2005–January 2006)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 434-439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chen-Chih Chen, Kurtis Jai-Chyi Pei, Ming-Huei Liao, and Jack A. Mortenson

Canine Distemper Virus in Wild Ferret-Badgers of Taiwan
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 440-445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucas W. DeGroote and Paul G. Rodewald

An Improved Method for Quantifying Hematozoa by Digital Microscopy
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 446-450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Beck, R. Beck, J. Kusak, A. Gudan, F. Martinkovic, B. Artukovic, M. Hohsteter, D. Huber, A. Marinculic, and Z. Grabarevic

A Case of Visceral Leishmaniosis in a Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) from Croatia
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 451-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Blaga, C. Gherman, D. Seucom, V. Cozma, and P. Boireau

First Identification of Trichinella sp. in Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) in Romania
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 457-459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernanda Seixas, Maria da Luz Martins, Maria de Lurdes Pinto, Paulo Jorge Travassos, Manuela Miranda, and Maria dos Anjos Pires

A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in a Free-living Toad (Bufo bufo)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 460-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia L. Stenberg and William J. Bowerman

Hemoparasites in Oregon Spotted Frogs (Rana pretiosa) from Central Oregon, USA
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 464-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barry K. Hartup, Allison Oberc, Briana Stott-Messick, Andrew K. Davis, and Elliott C. H. Swarthout

Blood Parasites of House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) from Georgia and New York
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 469-474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynda L. Leppert, Alfred M. Dufty, Jr., Sarah Stock, M. David Oleyar, and Greg S. Kaltenecker

Survey of Blood Parasites in Two Forest Owls, Northern Saw-whet Owls and Flammulated Owls, of Western North America
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 475-479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. S. Neimanis, H. N. Koopman, A. J. Westgate, K. Nielsen, and F. A. Leighton

Evidence of Exposure to Brucella sp. in Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Bay of Fundy, Canada
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 480-485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darryl J. Heard, Daniel M. Mulcahy, Samuel A. Iverson, Daniel J. Rizzolo, Ellis C. Greiner, Jeff Hall, Hon Ip, and Daniel Esler

A Blood Survey of Elements, Viral Antibodies, and Hemoparasites in Wintering Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus Histrionicus) and Barrow’s Goldeneyes (Bucephala Islandica)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 486-493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca N. Dailey, Merl F. Raisbeck, Roger S. Siemion, and Todd E. Cornish

Liver Metal Concentrations in Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 494-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. MacLean, Denise Imai, Christopher Dold, Martin Haulena, and Frances M. D. Gulland

Persistent Right Aortic Arch and Cribiform Plate Aplasia in a Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 499-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deniz Nak, I. Taci Cangul, Yavuz Nak, Huseyin Cihan, and Nureddin Celimli

Tubulopapillary Mammary Carcinoma in a Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 505-508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arun Attur Shanmugam, Jadav Kajal Kumar, Illayaraja Selvaraj, and Vimal Selvaraj

Hematology of Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus ursinus) from Two Locations in India
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 509-518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James P. Gaertner, Dittmar Hahn, Francis L. Rose, and Michael R. J. Forstner

Detection of Salmonellae in Different Turtle Species within a Headwater Spring Ecosystem
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 519-526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Paul L. Barrows

Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Animals and Humans, 2nd Edition.
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 527. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carrie A. Cizauskas

Zoo Animal & Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia.
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 528-530. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra van Riper

Hand-Rearing Birds.
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 531-533. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Books Received for Review
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 534. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction:

CORRECTION
J Wildl Dis 2008 44: 535. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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