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The role of wildlife in emerging and re-emerging zoonoses by Bengis, R G, Leighton, F A, Fischer, J R, Artois, M, Mörner, T, Tate, C M

“…There are huge numbers of wild animals distributed throughout the world and the diversity of wildlife species is immense. Each landscape and habitat has a…”
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A history of One Health by Evans, B R, Leighton, F A

“…One Health is not a new concept. It can be demonstrated that its origins and development literally run the gamut from A to Z, that is to say, from Aristotle to…”
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Antibodies to selected pathogens in free-ranging terrestrial carnivores and marine mammals in Canada by Philippa, J. D. W., Martina, B. E. E., Kuiken, T., Van de Bildt, M. W. G., Osterhaus, A. D. M. E., Leighton, F. A., Daoust, P. Y., Nielsen, O., Pagliarulo, M., Schwantje, H., Shury, T., van Herwijnen, R.

“…Antibody titres to selected pathogens (canine adenovirus [CAV-2], feline herpesvirus [FHV], phocine herpesvirus [PHV-1], canine distemper virus, dolphin…”
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DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF BARTONELLA INFECTIONS IN RICHARDSON'S GROUND SQUIRRELS (SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII) by Jardine, C., Waldner, C., Wobeser, G., Leighton, F. A.

“…The epidemiology of Bartonella infections in Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) was studied at multiple sites in Saskatchewan, Canada,…”
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SECONDARY POISONING OF EAGLES FOLLOWING INTENTIONAL POISONING OF COYOTES WITH ANTICHOLINESTERASE PESTICIDES IN WESTERN CANADA by Wobeser, G., Bollinger, T., Leighton, F. A., Blakley, B., Mineau, P.

“…Records of eagles, coyotes (Canis latrans), and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) necropsied at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,…”
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EFFECT OF EXPERIMENTAL ECTOPARASITE CONTROL ON BARTONELLA INFECTIONS IN WILD RICHARDSON'S GROUND SQUIRRELS by Jardine, C., Waldner, C., Wobeser, G., Leighton, F. A.

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of ectoparasites in transmitting Bartonella infections in wild Richardson's ground squirrels…”
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Evidence of Exposure to Brucella sp. in Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Bay of Fundy, Canada by Neimanis, A. S, Koopman, H. N, Westgate, A. J, Nielsen, K, Leighton, F. A

“…Novel strains of Brucella recently have been discovered in marine mammals. To investigate Brucella exposure and infection in a general population of cetaceans,…”
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Pathogen Surveillance in Animals by Kuiken, T., Leighton, F. A., Fouchier, R. A. M., LeDuc, J. W., Peiris, J. S. M., Schudel, A., Stöhr, K., A. D. M. E. Osterhaus

“…Emerging infections have an enormous impact on public health, food supply, economies, and the environment. Therefore, surveillance in animals for zoonotic…”
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Respiratory Pathology and Pathogens in Wild Urban Rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) by Rothenburger, J. L., Himsworth, C. G., Clifford, C. B., Ellis, J., Treuting, P. M., Leighton, F. A.

“…Norway (Rattus norvegicus) and black rats (Rattus rattus) are common peridomestic species, yet little is known about wild rat ecology, including their natural…”
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Rabies as a threat to wildlife by Stuchin, M, Machalaba, C M, Olival, K J, Artois, M, Bengis, R G, Caceres, P, Diaz, F, Erlacher-Vindel, E, Forcella, S, Leighton, F A, Murata, K, Popovic, M, Tizzani, P, Torres, G, Karesh, W B

“…The impact of infectious disease may become progressively more harmful to a species' survival as a wild population approaches an 'extinction vortex'. This risk…”
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Survey of Cardiovascular Pathology in Wild Urban Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus by Rothenburger, J. L., Himsworth, C. G., Treuting, P. M., Leighton, F. A.

“…Norway (Rattus norvegicus) and black rats (Rattus rattus) are common commensal pests, yet little is known about the ecology of wild rats, including their…”
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Assessment of biological effects of chlorinated hydrocarbons in osprey chicks by Elliott, John E., Wilson, Laurie K., Henny, Charles J., Trudeau, Suzanne F., Leighton, Frederick A., Kennedy, Sean W., Cheng, Kimberly M.

“…Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) eggs were collected during 1995 and 1996 at seven sites along the Fraser and Columbia River systems of British Columbia, Canada, and…”
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Heavy metal and metallothionein concentrations in Atlantic Canadian seabirds by ELLIOTT, J. E, SCHEUHAMMER, A. M, LEIGHTON, F. A, PEARCE, P. A

“…Seabird tissues, collected during the 1988 breeding season from colonies on the Atlantic coast of Canada, were analyzed for toxic metals--Cd, Hg and Pb--and 18…”
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Massive Mortality of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio) in the St. Lawrence River in 2001: Diagnostic Investigation and Experimental Induction of Lymphocytic Encephalitis by Monette, S., Dallaire, A. D., Mingelbier, M., Groman, D., Uhland, C., Richard, J.-P., Paillard, G., Johannson, L. M., Chivers, D. P., Ferguson, H. W., Leighton, F. A., Simko, E.

“…A massive fish kill affecting exclusively common carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio) in the St. Lawrence River, Québec, Canada, during the summer of 2001 was…”
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Public health. Pathogen surveillance in animals by Kuiken, T, Leighton, F A, Fouchier, R A M, LeDuc, J W, Peiris, J S M, Schudel, A, Stöhr, K, Osterhaus, A D M E

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A Serological Survey of Rural Dogs and Cats on the Southwestern Canadian Prairie for Zoonotic Pathogens by Leighton, Frederick A., Artsob, Harvey A., Chu, May C., Olson, James G.

“…A survey for antibodies against agents of plague, tularemia, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), and against Sin Nombre hantavirus (SNV), Bartonella…”
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Health risk assessment of the translocation of wild animals by Leighton, F A

“…Potential health risks are always associated with the translocation of wild animals. A formal assessment of these health risks should be conducted in advance…”
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Excretion of pathogenic Newcastle disease virus by double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in absence of mortality or clinical signs of disease by Kuiken, T., Heckert, R. A., Riva, Jose, Leighton, F. A., Wobeser, G.

“…Pathogenic Newcastle disease virus (NDV) caused several epidemics of Newcastle disease in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in recent years…”
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A feasibility study for the establishment of a national wildlife health centre in Sri Lanka by Valeix, S, Lokugalappatti, L G S, Abeynayake, P, Prasad, T, Chandrasiri, A D N, Daniel, S L A, Stephen, C, Leighton, F A

“…Sri Lanka is a tropical nation within a zoogeographic zone that is at high risk for infectious disease emergence. In 2010, a study was conducted on the…”
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Wildlife and emerging diseases by Artois, M, Caron, A, Leighton, F A, Bunn, C, Vallat, B

“…This article reviews the conditions that allow an infectious or parasitic pathogen to migrate from a wild reservoir to domestic animals and/or humans, and…”
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