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A captive Mexican wolf was observed circling to the left, with proprioceptive deficits, ataxia, and probable visual impairment. Following diagnostic evaluation, the wolf was found to have a brain tumor. Read the case report at usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/n…

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Job Alert! We are hiring Biological Science Laboratory Technicians at the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Learn more and apply at: usajobs.gov/job/763171500 Deadline to apply is Dec. 15 or until 75 applications have been received.

Job Alert! We are hiring an Administrative Operations Assistant at the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Learn more and apply at: usajobs.gov/job/763104800 Deadline to apply is Dec. 18 or until 50 applications have been received.

Our latest Case of the Month details the case of Acropora eating flatworm predation on an Elkhorn coral colony. These flatworms are common aquarium pests, but they have not previously been associated with outbreaks of tissue loss disease in the wild. usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/n…

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Check out the latest edition of our newsletter where we feature research related to white-nose syndrome and coronaviruses in bats, a systems approach to managing CWD, new resources on pathology of stony corals and mussels, and more: usgs.gov/national-wildl…

Job Alert! We are hiring a Science Support Branch Chief at the National Wildlife Health Center to oversee science support operations, including our BSL-3 facilities, safety program, and animal services team. Apply by Jan. 16 at usajobs.gov/job/767070200

Map showing distribution of chronic wasting Ddisease in North America, updated February 3, 2024: usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/s…

In May 2023, during surveillance for white-nose syndrome fungus, a live little brown bat was found with tan nodules on its wings. The nodules were found to be caused by nematodes. Read the case report at usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/n… 📷: Julia Yearout, Wyoming Game and Fish

New publication available - Chronic Wasting Disease: State of the Science doi.org/10.3390/pathog…

We assessed the genetic diversity of bat coronaviruses in North America by using samples collected by state, federal, and tribal partners as part of the white-nose syndrome/Pd fungus surveillance program. Learn more about our findings: usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/s…

A Cooper’s hawk was found down during a die-off of birds. It presented unable to fly, was emaciated, dehydrated, and was easily captured then died overnight after receiving fluids. Following diagnostic evaluation the hawk was found to have mycobacteriosis: usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/n…

New publication models the response of a population of endangered riparian brush rabbits to RHDV2 and vaccination: doi.org/10.1111/csp2.1…

New study documents vector-transmitted diseases in snowshoe hares in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. These hares occupy the southern periphery of the species’ range and are vulnerable to climate change which may increase in disease occurrence: meridian.allenpress.com/jwd/article-ab…

Four gulls were collected from a vacant lot in Wisconsin where ~50 were found dead. Following diagnostic evaluation, the gull was found to have Mergibacter septicus (Bisgaard Taxon 40), a bacterium in the pasteuerellaceae family. Read the case report at usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/n…

New study examines how vaccination and flea control effected black-tailed prairie dogs survival to an invasion of plague bacteria, Yersinia pestis, into a population in South Dakota: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp…

Job Alert! We are hiring a Deputy Center Director at the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Application window is open until April 16 or until 50 applications have been received. Apply at usajobs.gov/job/784596200

A raccoon was found dead at a private residence in Wisconsin and sent to the National Wildlife Health Center for diagnostic evaluation. Following evaluation the raccoon was diagnosed with canine distemper. Read the case report at usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/n…

Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Case Definition for Wildlife: pubs.usgs.gov/publication/tm…