Look for information and organizations concerned with wildlife-caused human and animal diseases…zoonoses.
Diseases are organized alphabetically by disease and/or affected species group.
General Information
Animal Health – Australia
Animal Health Diagnostic Center – Michigan State Univ.
An Overview of Zoonoses – Los Angeles Co. Public Health
Bites and Scratches – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
Cage Trapping Safety Procedures – Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Links
Center for Biosecurity – Univ. of Pittsburg Med. Ctr.
Wildlife Disease Manual – Michigan State Government
Field Manual of Wildlife Disease (online by chapter) – (PDF) USGS
Journal of Wildlife Diseases – A peer-reviewed journal on all aspects of zoonotic research
Michigan Emerging Disease Issues – Michigan State Government
National Institute of Allergies & Infectious Diseases – U.S. Nat’l Institutes of Health
National Veterinary Services Laboratories – Ames IA and Orient Point, NY
National Wildlife Health Center – U.S. Geological Survey: An outstanding site providing information on diseases that threaten both wildlife and humans alike.
Public Health Confronts the Chicken, the Hamster, and the Goat – (PDF) by John Pape of Colorado Public Health Dept. (a good introduction to how viruses emerge and mutate.)
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study – Univ. of Georgia
Wildlife Disease Information – Michigan State DNR
Wildlife Diseases & Humans – 1994 Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage, University of Nebraska
Wildlife Exposure Factors Hndbk Vol 1 and Vol 2 – (PDF) 1993 EPA
Zoonoses – Texas Dept. of Health
Zoonoses Fact Sheet – (2008) OSHA
Zoonoses and the Human-Animal-Ecosystems Interface – World Health Organization
Zoonotic Diseases – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
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Anaplasmosis
Anaplasmosis Bibliography – (PDF) USDA (APHIS)
Anaplasmosis in cattle Fact Sheet – (PDF) Texas A&M
Anaplasmosis – Merck Vet Manual
Anaplasmosis – US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Anaplasmosis – Univ. of Florida
Anaplasmosis – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anthrax
Anthrax in Humans and Animals – 2005. World Health Organization
Anthrax Lecture & Photos – Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Anthrax Vaccine – U.S. FDA
Anthrax Vaccine – National Vaccine Information Center
Anthrax – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anthrax – National Institute of Health
Anthrax – University of Minnesota
Arboviral Infections
Avian Botulism
Avian Botulism Fact Sheets – (PDF) Alberta Canada
Avian Botulism – USGS
Avian Influenza
Verified Infections – USGS
EDEN’s Pandemic Flu Page – Extension Disaster Education Network
Avian Flu – University of Minnesota
Avian Influenza in Birds – CDC
Avian Influenza in Humans – CDC
Avian Influenza – Merck Vet Manual
Avian Influenza – WHO Fact Sheet
Avian Influenza – University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Institute
Avian Influenza – USDA APHIS
Birds
Bird Biosecurity – USDA APHIS
House Finch Conjuctivitis – (PDF) Penn State University
Blue Tongue Virus
Blue Tongue Virus – Purdue University
Epizootic Hemorraghic Disease – Michigan DNR
Hemorraghic Disease of White-tailed Deer – (2013) Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease University of Georgia
Bovine Tuberculosis
Bovine TB & Deer – (PDF) National Federation of Badger Groups
Bovine TB – California State Info
Bovine TB – Michigan State DNR
Brucellosis (Swine)
Feral Swine – (PDF) USDA 1998
Diseases of Feral Swine – (PDF) USDA and SE Cooperative Wildlife Diseases Study/University of Georgia
Swine Brucellosis – Merck Vet Manual
Swine Brucellosis – (PDF) Seriological Paper
Brucellosis – Centers of Disease Control
Brucellosis Disease Information – USDA (APHIS)
Brucellosis – US Air Force Public Health and Information Resources
Chronic Wasting Disease
CWD – Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance has links to state information
CWD – USDA APHIS
Chronic Wasting Disease – USGS National Wildlife Health Center
CWD and Potential Transmission to Humans (2004) Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal – CDC
Occurrence, Transmission, and Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease (2012) Emerging Infectious Disease journal – CDC
Cryptococcosis
Distemper
Canine & Feline Distemper – Michigan DNR
E. coli
Feral in the Fields, Food Safety Risk from Wildlife – (2011) Food Safety News
Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis – American Lyme Disease Foundation
Ehrlichiosis – CDC
Ehrlichiosis – eMedicine
Ehrlichiosis – Merck Manual
Ehrlichiosis – National Institute of Health
Ehrlichiosis – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
Avian (Fowl) Cholera
Avian Cholera Epidemiology – Journal of Expiremental Medicine
Avian Cholera – (PDF) Louis Pasteur’s 1880 Article
Fowl Cholera – Michigan DNR
Giardiasis
Giardia – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
Hantavirus
Hantavirus – (PDF) Oklahoma Health Department with links to English and Spanish fact sheets
Hantavirus Fact Sheet Spanish – (PDF) Oklahoma Health Department
How People Get Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome – CDC
Hantavirus – CDC
Hantavirus Cleanup – CDC
Hantavirus – National Institutes of Health
Hantavirus: Symptoms and Treatment of Infection – (2012) LiveScience
4th Hantavirus Victim in NM – (2016) USA Today, Ruidosa, NM
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis – CDC
Histoplasmosis: Protecting Workers at Risk – (2006) CDC & NIOSH
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis – CDC
Leptospirosis in Feral Swine – USDA APHIS
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease – American Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease – CDC
Lyme Disease – Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease – Lyme Disease Network
Lyme Disease – Michigan DNR
Lyme Disease – US Air Force Public Health and Information Resources
Prevent Lyme Disease – (2019) CDC
Tick Management Handbook (2007) CT Ag Experiment Station
Mad Cow Disease
Mad Cow Disease – Science News
Mange (Sarcoptic)
Sarcoptic and Demodectic Mange Mites – (2011) eXtension, Amy Fischer, University of Illinois
Sarcoptic Mange – Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Professional Groups
Association of Reptiles & Amphibian Veterinarians
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study – University of Georgia
Wildlife Disease Organization – Professional Association
Papillomavirus, Shope
Handout on the Virus – (2006) by Medirabbit.com
Shope Virus – Merck Manual
Pseudorabies
Pseudorabies – USDA APHIS
Pseudorabies – Clinical Information and Photos
Pseudorabies – Merck Vet Manual
Pseudorabies – The Pig Site
Publications
Journal of Veterinary Pathology – American College of Veterinary Pathologists
The Wildlife Disease Association
Rabies
Rabies – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
Wildlife Reservoirs for Rabies – CDC
Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis)
Baylisascaris procyonis – CDC
Baylisascariasis – (2005) Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Reptiles & Amphibians
Venoms and Antivenoms – University of Melbourne Australia
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever – CDC
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever – Mayo Clinic
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever – MedScape
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
Salmonellosis
Salmonella – Avian Biotech
Salmonella – CDC
Salmonella as a Zoonose – National Veterinary Institute
Zoonotic Diseases – Salmonella – (2007) MedScape
Shigellosis
Shigellosis – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
Ticks
About Ticks – (2009) Lyme Disease Association
Arthropod Infestations – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
Ticks, Tick Bites – (2015) MedicineNet
Risk of Disease from Mosquito and Tick Bites – EPA
Trichinosis
Trichinosis – CDC
Trichinosis Information for Hunters – CDC
Trichinosis – Maine CDC
Trichinosis – (2013) USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Trichinosis – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
Tuberculosis
What is Zoonotic Tuberculosis? – World Health Organization
Tularemia
Tularemia Fact Sheet – State of Illinois
Tularemia – CDC
Tularemia – Merck Manual, Consumer Version
Tularemia – (2013) University of Minnesota, Center for Disease Research and Technology
This Little Piggy Had Tularemia – (2011) AgLife Today
Tularemia – USDA APHIS
Tularemia – US Air Force Public Health Information and Resources
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus Maps – USGS National Wildlife Health Center
West Nile Virus Mosquito Control – EPA
West Nile Virus Publication Links – NIH
West Nile Virus Resource Guide – National Pesticide Information Center, Oregon State University
West Nile Virus – CDC
West Nile Virus – NIH MedLine Plus
West Nile Virus State Resources – USDA APHIS
West Nile Virus – University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy