National Wildlife Research Center

SARS-CoV-2 exposure in deer increases with use of human-modified habitat

Deer can transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to humans and harbour human-extinct variants. Despite this public health threat, ecological mechanisms driving exposure patterns in deer populations remain poorly understood. Our objective was to ident...

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF RABIES VIRUS DISSEMINATION TO PERIPHERAL TISSUES AND ORGANS IN NATURALLY INFECTED STRIPED SKUNKS (MEPHITIS MEPHITIS) FROM NORTHERN COLORADO, USA

We describe the diagnostic utility of peripheral tissues from naturally infected free-ranging rabid striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) to explore enhanced rabies surveillance testing using alternative tissues to the brainstem. Fifty-two dead or moribund adult striped skunks were...

A Smart Bait Dispenser with Real-time Monitoring for Species-Specific Bait Delivery

1. Remote image capture using trail cameras has become an essential part of many wildlife monitoring and management programs. Oral bait vaccination has been a valuable tool in wildlife disease management, but baits are generally dropped on the ground or delivered by devices that...