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Pathology findings and correlation with body condition index in stranded killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northeastern Pacific and Hawaii from 2004 to 2013 by Raverty, Stephen, St Leger, Judy, Noren, Dawn P, Burek Huntington, Kathy, Rotstein, David S, Gulland, Frances M D, Ford, John K B, Hanson, M Bradley, Lambourn, Dyanna M, Huggins, Jessie, Delaney, Martha A, Spaven, Lisa, Rowles, Teri, Barre, Lynne, Cottrell, Paul, Ellis, Graeme, Goldstein, Tracey, Terio, Karen, Duffield, Debbie, Rice, Jim, Gaydos, Joseph K

“…Understanding health and mortality in killer whales (Orcinus orca) is crucial for management and conservation actions. We reviewed pathology reports from 53…”
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Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020 by Savage, Katharine N., Burek‐Huntington, Kathy, Wright, Sadie K., Bryan, Anna L., Sheffield, Gay, Webber, Marc, Stimmelmayr, Raphaela, Tuomi, Pam, Delaney, Martha A., Walker, William

“…Presented here is the first comprehensive and updated compilation of history, distribution, and findings of Stejneger's beaked whales (Mesoplodon stejnegeri)…”
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A Virtual Necropsy: Applications of 3D Scanning for Marine Mammal Pathology and Education by Chenoweth, Ellen M, Houston, Josh, Burek Huntington, Kathy, Straley, Jan M

“…Stranded large whales represent an opportunity to learn about the anatomy and health of these cryptic free-ranging animals. However, where time and access is…”
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Serological Detection of Marine Origin Brucella Exposure in Two Alaska Beluga Stocks by Thompson, Laura A., Goertz, Caroline E. C., Quakenbush, Lori T., Burek Huntington, Kathy, Suydam, Robert S., Stimmelmayr, Raphaela, Romano, Tracy A.

“…Among emerging threats to the Arctic is the introduction, spread, or resurgence of disease. Marine brucellosis is an emerging disease concern among…”
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De novo transcriptome assembly and RNA-Seq expression analysis in blood from beluga whales of Bristol Bay, AK by Morey, Jeanine S., Burek Huntington, Kathy A., Campbell, Michelle, Clauss, Tonya M., Goertz, Caroline E., Hobbs, Roderick C., Lunardi, Denise, Moors, Amanda J., Neely, Marion G., Schwacke, Lori H., Van Dolah, Frances M.

“…Assessing the health of marine mammal sentinel species is crucial to understanding the impacts of environmental perturbations on marine ecosystems and human…”
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Genomic Characterization of Picornaviruses Isolated From Ribbon (Histriophoca fasciata) and Harbor (Phoca vitulina) Seals by Rodrigues, Thais C. S., Nielsen, Ole, Burek-Huntington, Kathy A., Popov, Vsevolod L., Raverty, Stephen, Lambourn, Dyanna M., Subramaniam, Kuttichantran, Waltzek, Thomas B.

“…The seal picornavirus 1, species Aquamavirus A , is currently the only recognized member of the genus Aquamavirus within the family Picornaviridae . The bear…”
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Oil fouling in three subsistence-harvested ringed (Phoca hispida) and spotted seals (Phoca largha) from the Bering Strait region, Alaska: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bile and tissue levels and pathological findings by Stimmelmayr, Raphaela, Ylitalo, Gina M., Sheffield, Gay, Beckmen, Kimberlee B., Burek-Huntington, Kathy A., Metcalf, Vera, Rowles, Teri

“…Oil spills of unknown origin were detected in three oil-fouled, ice-associated seals from the Alaska Bering Strait region collected by Alaska Native…”
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Prevalence of algal toxins in Alaskan marine mammals foraging in a changing arctic and subarctic environment by Lefebvre, Kathi A., Quakenbush, Lori, Frame, Elizabeth, Huntington, Kathy Burek, Sheffield, Gay, Stimmelmayr, Raphaela, Bryan, Anna, Kendrick, Preston, Ziel, Heather, Goldstein, Tracey, Snyder, Jonathan A., Gelatt, Tom, Gulland, Frances, Dickerson, Bobette, Gill, Verena

“…Current climate trends resulting in rapid declines in sea ice and increasing water temperatures are likely to expand the northern geographic range and duration…”
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Growth and Sexual Maturation in Male Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) from Gustavus, Alaska by Hutchinson, Emily, Atkinson, Shannon, Huntington, Kathy Burek

“…Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) are experiencing rapid population growth and expansion in Southeast Alaska. Fluctuations in population density can…”
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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) post-mortem findings from December 2018 through 2021 during the Unusual Mortality Event in the Eastern North Pacific by Raverty, Stephen, Duignan, Pádraig, Greig, Denise, Huggins, Jessica L, Huntington, Kathy Burek, Garner, Michael, Calambokidis, John, Cottrell, Paul, Danil, Kerri, D'Alessandro, Dalin, Duffield, Deborah, Flannery, Moe, Gulland, Frances Md, Halaska, Barbie, Lambourn, Dyanna M, Lehnhart, Taylor, Urbán R, Jorge, Rowles, Teri, Rice, James, Savage, Kate, Wilkinson, Kristin, Greenman, Justin, Viezbicke, Justin, Cottrell, Brendan, Goley, P Dawn, Martinez, Maggie, Fauquier, Deborah

“…Beginning in December 2018, increased numbers of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) strandings were reported along the west coast of Mexico, the United States,…”
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Characterization of a novel rhabdovirus isolated from a stranded harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) by Emelianchik, Alexandra, Rodrigues, Thaís C.S., Subramaniam, Kuttichantran, Nielsen, Ole, Burek-Huntington, Kathy A., Rotstein, David, Popov, Vsevolod L., Stone, David, Waltzek, Thomas B.

“…•Harbour porpoise rhabdovirus is a novel rhabdovirus most closely related to the dolphin rhabdovirus.•Cetacean rhabdoviruses formed a well-supported clade…”
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CAUSES OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN STELLER SEA LIONS ( EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS ) UNDER PROFESSIONAL CARE IN NORTH AMERICAN AQUARIUMS FROM 1979 TO 2021 by Lum, Amber M, Tuttle, Allison D, Martony, Molly E, Anderson, Eric T, Anderson, Chelsea E, Haulena, Martin, Goertz, Caroline E C, Raverty, Stephen A, Burek-Huntington, Kathy A, Thompson, Laura A, Dunn, J Lawrence

“…To date, published comprehensive pathology investigations documented in Steller sea lions (SSL; ) are from free-ranging populations, whereas health data from…”
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Locally Acquired Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska, USA by Burek-Huntington, Kathy A., Gill, Verena, Bradway, Daniel S.

“…Histoplasmosis of local origin has not been reported in humans or wildlife in Alaska, and the disease has never been reported in a free-ranging marine mammal…”
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Stranded beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) calf response and care: reports of two cases with different outcomes by Goertz, Caroline E.C., Woodie, Kathy, Long, Brett, Hartman, Lisa, Gaglione, Eric, Christen, Dennis, Clauss, Tonya, Flower, Jennifer, Tuttle, Allison, Richard, Carey, Romano, Tracy A., Schmitt, Todd, Otjen, Eric, Osborn, Steve, Aibel, Steve, Binder, Tim, Van Bonn, William, Castellote, Manuel, Mooney, T. Aran, Dennison-Gibby, Sophie, Burek-Huntington, Kathy, Rowles, Teresa K.

“…Given the remote, rugged areas belugas typically inhabit and the low rehabilitation success rate with any cetacean, it is rare to have the opportunity to…”
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Skin microbiome of beluga whales: spatial, temporal, and health-related dynamics by Van Cise, Amy M, Wade, Paul R, Goertz, Caroline E C, Burek-Huntington, Kathy, Parsons, Kim M, Clauss, Tonya, Hobbs, Roderick C, Apprill, Amy

“…Host-specific microbiomes play an important role in individual health and ecology; in marine mammals, epidermal microbiomes may be a protective barrier between…”
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Asphyxiation of an Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas by Rouse, Natalie, Burek-Huntington, Kathy A, Shelden, Kim E.W

“…The isolated population of Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, is endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). They reside year-round…”
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Genome Sequence of an Alphaherpesvirus from a Beluga Whale ( Delphinapterus leucas ) by Davison, Andrew J, Nielsen, Ole, Subramaniam, Kuttichantran, Jacob, Jessica M, Romero, Carlos H, Burek-Huntington, Kathy A, Waltzek, Thomas B

“…Beluga whale alphaherpesvirus 1 was isolated from a blowhole swab taken from a juvenile beluga whale. The genome is 144,144 bp in size and contains 86 putative…”
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Sarcomas in Three Free-ranging Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska by Burek-Huntington, Kathy A., Mulcahy, Daniel M., Doroff, Angela M., Johnson, Todd O.

“…Three sarcomas were diagnosed in wild northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) during the mid- to late 1990s. Histologically, the tumors were a…”
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Potential natural and anthropogenic impediments to the conservation and recovery of Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas by Norman, Stephanie A, Hobbs, Roderick C, Goertz, Caroline E.C, Burek-Huntington, Kathy A, Shelden, Kim E.W, Smith, Woutrina A, Beckett, Laurel A

“…The endangered population of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, found year-round in the waters of Cook Inlet, Alaska, is exposed to a variety of natural and…”
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Cook Inlet beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas with valvular endocarditis, encephalitis, rhabdomyolysis, heavy parasitism and fungal dermatitis by Rouse, Natalie M, Burek-Huntington, Kathy

“…This is a case report of a Cook Inlet beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas found dead stranded on September 28, 2020 in Turnagain Arm, Alaska. This subadult male…”
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