Publications by authors named "Chloe C Goodwin"
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- The black skimmer is a threatened seabird in Florida facing various conservation challenges, including habitat loss and severe weather, which were observed during nest monitoring between 2020 and 2022.
- Juvenile skimmers exhibited serious health issues like polyarthritis, often linked to penetrating sandspurs causing skin and joint infections, with many birds in poor nutritional state and dehydrated.
- Research findings indicate a connection between skin damage from sandspurs and subsequent joint infections, suggesting that additional evaluations and management practices are needed to improve the health of these birds.
Interest in causes of mortality of free-ranging, native North American lagomorphs has grown with the emergence of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2). Over the years 2013-2022, the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study received 119 spp. case submissions from the central and eastern United States, comprising 147 rabbits.
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- Lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV) was first recognized in wild turkeys in North America in 2009 and can lead to symptoms like lymphoid proliferation, although infections are often subclinical.
- A study inoculated domestic turkeys to assess LPDV transmission, revealing that 50% developed detectable viral DNA within 12 weeks, with splenomegaly and lymphoid hyperplasia being common findings.
- The research establishes a model for studying LPDV's effects on wild turkey populations and paves the way for future diagnostic and pathogenesis investigations.
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- Lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV) and reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) are oncogenic retroviruses affecting wild and domestic birds, with LPDV being particularly common in Wild Turkeys across the U.S. and eastern Canada.
- In a study of 172 Wild Turkeys from December 2018 to October 2021, LPDV was found in 72.1% of samples, significantly more than REV, which was found in 43.6% of samples, with both viruses detected in 34.9% of birds.
- The study found that bone marrow had the highest detection rates for both viruses, and the prevalence of LPDV was notably higher in
In contrast to other mammalian reservoirs, many bat species migrate long-distances and have the potential to introduce exotic pathogens to new areas. Bats have long been associated with blood-borne protozoal trypanosomes of the Schizotrypanum subgenus, which includes the zoonotic parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, agent of Chagas disease. Another member of the subgenus, Trypanosoma dionisii, infects bats of Europe and South America, and genetic similarities between strains from the two continents suggest transcontinental movement of this parasite via bats.
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