Science Confirms Successful Strategy to Protect Threatened Steelhead from Virus
A new and highly effective approach to control a viral pathogen that affects threatened steelhead trout in an Idaho hatchery is documented in a new paper.
View ArticleEarthWord–Morbidity
When you’re not dead yet, but aren’t feeling well either, there’s an EarthWord for that...
View ArticleIn Orlando, USGS Science on the Health of the Environment is on Display
Studies on the aquatic food web, tree swallows, and the spread of contaminants take center stage at SETAC 2016.
View ArticleHot new imagery of wintering bats suggests a group behavior for battling...
Hot new imagery from temperature-sensing cameras suggests that bats who warm up from hibernation together throughout the winter may be better at surviving white nose syndrome, a disease caused by a...
View ArticleScience for a Risky World: A USGS Plan for Risk Research and Applications –...
USGS explores opportunities to advance its capabilities in risk assessment, mitigation, and communication in new strategic plan.
View ArticleA Unified Research Strategy for Disease Management
As wildlife diseases increase globally, an understanding of host-pathogen relationships can elucidate avenues for management and improve conservation efficacy. Amphibians are among the most threatened...
View ArticleMulti-Partner Workshop Highlights Science Actions for a Potential Wildlife...
A new USGS Open-File Report outlines findings from a scenario building workshop on a wildlife disease, facilitated by the Department of the Interior’s Strategic Sciences Group (SSG) and led by the USGS.
View ArticleWhite-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species
New Study Unveils the Impacts of the Disease on Native Bat Populations
View ArticleInteragency Statement: USGS and Partners Investigating DC Area Bird Mortality...
In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological...
View ArticleUSGS Participates in USDA Highly Pathogenic (HP) Avian Influenza (AI) and...
Several USGS scientists recently participated in a USDA Veterinary Services Training and Exercise Program (VSTEP) Webinar serieson Highly Pathogenic (HP) Avian Influenza (AI) and Wild Birds.
View ArticleNew Insight on the Potential for Blue-Winged Teal to Transfer Avian Influenza...
A first-of-its-kind study by the USGS and partners provides an initial analysis of when commercial chicken and turkey facilities in the U.S. are at greatest risk to avian influenza viruses from one...
View ArticleDestructive Snake Disease Discovered in Museum Specimens
A recent study of museum snake specimens shows that snake fungal disease, a skin infection threatening many important snake populations, existed in the U.S. over 50 years earlier than previously thought.
View ArticleThe USGS One Health Approach to Wildlife Disease and Environmental Change
One Health is a collaborative approach – working at the local, regional, national, and global levels – with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people,...
View ArticleAvian influenza research sheds light on possible routes of introduction to...
Understanding how wild birds facilitate the maintenance, reassortment, and dispersal of influenza A viruses (IAV) is key to forecasting global disease spread. The current highly pathogenic avian...
View ArticleCOVID-19 virus can infect Mexican free-tailed bats
MADISON, Wis.— Mexican free-tailed bats can be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus but don’t appear to spread it or become sick, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study published today.
View ArticleExplore Natural Hazards Science
The Earth is a very dynamic and powerful place where natural hazards can quickly become disasters that threaten society. The USGS monitors and studies the science behind natural hazards of all kinds so...
View ArticlePathology Case of the Month - Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
Case History: After a winter storm, over a hundred Brazilian Free-tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) were found dead in Texas, USA and several bats were submitted for necropsy. Hypothermia was the...
View ArticleNew USGS Study Offers Roadmap to the Economics of Chronic Wasting Disease
The cost of chronic wasting disease as it continues to spread isn't just measured in loss of deer and elk lives, it's also measured by the money people spend--or lose--dealing with it. Exactly how much...
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