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Diseased Sask. deer put Manitoba on alert (Saskatchewan, Canada)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by CBC News - www.cbc.ca on 10/3/2009 - The discovery of chronic wasting disease in Saskatchewan deer about 100 kilometres from the Manitoba border has led to new testing requirements for hunters from The Pas to Swan River.

Disease reported in white-tail deer (Montana, United States)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Billings Gazette - www.billingsgazette.net on 10/3/2009 - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says an infectious viral disease has surfaced in resident white-tailed deer in the southeast part of the state.

Rescue center aids hundreds of at-risk birds (Washington, United States)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by San Francisco Chronicle - www.sfgate.com on 10/28/2009 - Thousands of birds have died in the past week as a result of the phenomenon off the coast of Oregon and Washington.

Regional: Seabirds Threatened by Algal Bloom Being Transported to Bay Area (Washington, United States)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by CBS News 5 - cbs5.com on 10/26/2009 - Specialists are racing to transport red-throated loons and other sensitive migratory birds that are threatened by an unusual algal bloom off the Oregon Coast to a rescue facility in the San Francisco Bay.

Spike in dead sea otters catches wildlife officials' attention (Washington, United States)

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Peninsula Daily News - www.peninsuladailynews.com on 10/10/2009 - A recent spike in dead sea otter sightings has caught the attention of wildlife officials, but they say that the 12 sightings on the Washington coast in the past month could simply be the result of more witnesses.

Foxes, skunks spreading bat rabies variant in Arizona (Arizona, United States)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by JAVMA News - www.avma.org/onlnews on 11/15/2009 - Foxes and skunks in northern Arizona are spreading an adapted version of a rabies virus variant associated with bats.

Oil, bird cleanup crews focus on Alameda coast (California, United States)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by San Francisco Chronicle - www.sfgate.com on 11/1/2009 - . . . As of Sunday, 30 live birds had been collected and another 11 had been found dead, said Carol Singleton, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Game.

More ferrets in Oregon get swine flu from owners (Oregon, United States)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Oregon Live - www.oregonlive.com on 11/10/2009 - More ferrets in Oregon have developed swine flu from their owners, fueling worries that the virus could jump from the pets to people.

Rescue center aids hundreds of at-risk birds (Oregon, United States)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by San Francisco Chronicle - www.sfgate.com on 10/28/2009 - Thousands of birds have died in the past week as a result of the phenomenon off the coast of Oregon and Washington.

Regional: Seabirds Threatened by Algal Bloom Being Transported to Bay Area (Oregon, United States)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Ind. plans deer testing to track bovine TB spread (Indiana, United States)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Fox News 28 WSJV - www.fox28.com on 11/9/2009 - State wildlife officials plan to collect 650 deer heads from hunters in eastern and southern Indiana next weekend to test for bovine tuberculosis.

Whale's death still a mystery (Virginia, United States)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Daily Press - www.dailypress.com on 11/9/2009 - Scientists have yet to determine the cause of death of a 14-foot beaked whale that washed ashore Sunday in Hampton

Influenze pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal health (18): Canada (Ontario) avian, OIE (Ontario, Canada)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by ProMED Mail - www.promedmail.org on 10/23/2009 - H1N1 influenza found on turkey farm in Waterloo-Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

DFO doing nothing to determine cause of deaths of marine mammals on Canada's east coast (New Brunswick, Canada)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Sun Times - www.owensoundsuntimes.com on 10/14/2009 - This followed close on the heels of the discovery of a dead fin whale in New Brunswick.

Crowds flock to see Whale washed up on North Wales beach (Wales, United Kingdom)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Daily Post - www.dailypost.co.uk on 10/12/2009 - CROWDS of people turned out to catch a glimpse of a dead whale found beached hundreds of miles from its natural home.

Czech rep: outbreak of low path bird flu in ducks (Jihocesky, Czech Republic)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Vetsweb - www.vetsweb.com on 11/9/2009 - The Czech ag authorities reported an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (H5N3) in a holding with mallard ducks for restocking of game in Jihoceský.

Avian influenza (57): Russia (Moscow) wild birds, OIE - Archive Number 20091107.3850 (Moskovskaya oblast, Russia)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by ProMED Mail - www.promedmail.org on 11/5/2009 - Information received on (and dated) 05 Nov 2009 from Dr Nicolay Vlasov, CVO, Veterinary services, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Moscow, Russia

Another ibex dies (Sind, Pakistan)

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Daily Times - www.dailytimes.com.pk on 10/17/2009 - Another Sindh ibex has died in the Khirthar National Park following the recent wave of a viral disease in some of the herds, bringing the death toll of dead ibexes to 48.

TB strain in pig new to North Island (Wellington, New Zealand)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Radio News Zealand News - www.radionz.co.nz on 11/3/2009 - Routine surveying in the Tararua district has picked up a strain of bovine tuberculosis in a pig which had not been found before in the North Island.

Scientists study dead blue whale near Ragged Point (San Luis Obispo, California, United States)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by The Tribune - www.sanluisobispo.com on 10/13/2009 - Marine-mammal scientists converged Monday on the remains of a 50-foot long blue whale that had been towed to a beach south of Ragged Point, not far from where San Luis Obispo County borders on Monterey County.

Mountain lion, cow latest rabies victims in eastern El Paso County (El Paso, Colorado, United States)

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by The Gazette - www.gazette.com on 9/28/2009 - Back-to-back cases of a rabid mountain lion and a cow in eastern El Paso County have provided the latest evidence of the fatal disease’s sudden resurgence in the area in recent months.

Wasting disease confirmed in Johnson County Elk (Johnson, Wyoming, United States)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Buffalo Bulletin - www.buffalobulletin.com on 11/11/2009 - For the first time, a bull elk harvested from elk hunt area 35, southwest of Buffalo, tested positive for chronic wasting disease, said Warren Mischke, the Sheridan Information and Education Specialist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

CWD confirmed in Johnson County (Johnson, Wyoming, United States)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Buffalo Bulletin - www.buffalobulletin.com on 11/1/2009 - Chronic Wasting Disease, a neurological disease lethal to deer, has been confirmed in Johnson County, according to officials from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Rabies confirmed in Grant County fox (Grant, New Mexico, United States)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Silver City Sun-News - www.scsun-news.com on 10/23/2009 - Another confirmed case of rabies has been found in Grant County. The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed Thursday that a fox found about 10 miles south of Glenwood, near the Catron County line, tested positive for rabies.

First Positive Case of West Nile Virus in a Bird Confirmed in Macon County (Macon, Illinois, United States)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Decatur Tribune - news.mywebpal.com on 10/3/2009 - The Macon County Health Department has received a confirmed report of the first positive case of West Nile Virus in a bird.

Chronic wasting disease in 3 elk among 560 shot near Rochester (Olmsted, Minnesota, United States)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Star Tribune - www.startribune.com on 10/30/2009 - Sharpshooters killed a farm herd of some 560 elk near Rochester this month, and tests of the animals found three infected with chronic wasting disease, state officials said Friday.

West Nile virus found in crow in Rockford (Winnebago, Illinois, United States)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Beloit Daily News - www.beloitdailynews.com on 10/12/2009 - A dead crow found in southeast Winnebago County tested positive for West Nile virus — the first sign of the virus found in the county this year.

Bergen bat count down 58% (Bergen, New Jersey, United States)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by The Record - www.northjersey.com on 10/28/2009 - The bat population was down 58 percent in Bergen County this summer, according to new research that reinforces fears that many of the state's bats were wiped out last winter by a fungus linked to the deaths of a million bats in nine states.

West Nile Virus Confirmed In Allegheny County (Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by The Pittsburgh Channel - www.thepittsburghchannel.com on 10/2/2009 - Health officials with Pennsylvania's West Nile control program have confirmed four mosquitoes and one bird have tested positive for the disease in the state.

EEE hits more local pheasants (York, Maine, United States)

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Seacoast Online - seacoastonline.com on 9/29/2009 - A second incidence of Eastern equine encephalitis in birds has been found in York County, and public health officials are recommending the public take steps to protect against mosquito bites.

Dead whale will be examined, buried (Hillsborough, Florida, United States)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by My Fox Tampa Bay - www.myfoxtampabay.com on 10/5/2009 - Marine biologists are expected to begin the necropsy on a 40- to 50-foot whale found dead in Tampa Bay, before they bury the mammal at Fort DeSoto Park.

What Is Killing South African Crocs? (Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa)

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Scientific American - www.scientificamerican.com on 10/1/2009 - Investigators are rushing to figure out the cause and worry that the deaths might be signaling the presence of toxins or pathogens that could threaten not only the croc population but also the livelihoods of the people living near the river.

Stranded dolphin dies on NJ beach (Sea Bright, Monmouth New Jersey, United States)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Philly.com - www.philly.com on 10/25/2009 - A dolphin that stranded itself on a New Jersey beach has died, and officials were not immediately sure what caused it's death.

Whitetail deer found dead in Northern Livingston County from fly bites (Tyrone Township, Livingston Michigan, United States)

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Mlive.com - www.mlive.com on 10/4/2009 - More than 150 whitetail deer in Northern Livingston County have died from a biting fly, known as a midge, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resource officials.

More birds, chickens found with West Nile virus in Contra Costa County (Brentwood, Contra Costa California, United States)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Contra Costa Times - www.contracostatimes.com on 9/30/2009 - The district said three dead birds testing positive for West Nile were recently found in Brentwood.

Toxins tied to fish kill may have hitchhiked (Dunkard Creek, Greene Pennsylvania, United States)

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - www.post-gazette.com on 10/4/2009 - An invasive toxic algae, blamed for contributing to the massive Dunkard Creek fish kill along the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border, may have hitchhiked to the region aboard equipment used in Marcellus shale drilling.

Wildlife experts probe seal death (New Quay, Wales, United Kingdom)

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by BBC News - news.bbc.co.uk on 10/6/2009 - A post-mortem examination is to be carried out on an Atlantic Grey seal found washed up on a Ceredigion beach with a stomach wound.

Cyanide river spill threatens wildlife (Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom)

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Channel 4 News - www.channel4.com on 10/7/2009 - The Environment Agency is investigating how untreated sewage and cyanide made its way into one of the country's major rivers.

Timor Sea oil leak continues as plug fails (Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia)

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by ABC Radio Australia - www.radioaustralia.net.au on 10/7/2009 - The first attempt to plug a large oil leak from the West Atlas rig in the Timor Sea has failed.

Beachgoers warned to stay away from sick sea lion (Seaside, Clatsop Oregon, United States)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Katu News - www.katu.com on 10/8/2009 - Chandler said it is likely the sea lion has a disease called leptospirosis, which causes lethargy and weight loss.

Rabbit killer disease puts Hayling islanders on alert (Hayling Island, England, United Kingdom)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by The News - www.portsmouth.co.uk on 10/12/2009 - . . . Scores of wild rabbits have succumbed to myxomatosis on Hayling Island.

Wild birds blamed for Fraser Valley avian flu (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Canadian Cattlemen - www.canadiancattlemen.ca on 10/9/2009 - Wild birds are seen as the carriers of a "low-path" H5N2 avian flu virus that hit a turkey farm in Abbotsford, B.C. in January.

Spain: outbreak of new avian flu strain in a layer farm (Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Vetsweb - www.vetsweb.com on 10/13/2009 - The Spanish agricultural authorities reported an outbreak of a new highly pathogenic strain (H7) of avian influenza.

Deer on western Bighorns has chronic wasting (Cody, Park Wyoming, United States)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Local news 8 - www.localnews8.com on 10/14/2009 - A mule deer buck killed on the west slope of the Bighorn Mountains has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

Dead bird checks lead to park health warning (Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by stuff.co.nz - www.stuff.co.nz on 10/14/2009 - The dying dove mystery at a Pakuranga reserve has been solved.

DFO doing nothing to determine cause of deaths of marine mammals on Canada's east coast (Martinique Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Sun Times - www.owensoundsuntimes.com on 10/14/2009 - On October 6 a dead Minke whale washed ashore on Nova Scotia's Martinique Beach.

Red Tide Outbreak At Padre National Seashore (Padre Island National Seashore, Kenedy Texas, United States)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by KRIS-TV - www.kristv.com on 10/13/2009 - There is an outbreak of red tide at Padre Island National Seashore and park officials have put out an advisory Tuesday to warn visitors about the algae bloom.

Type E botulism found in shorebirds in Door County (Green Bay, Door Wisconsin, United States)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Milwaukee Journal Online - www.jsonline.com on 10/19/2009 - The Department of Natural Resources has found cases of botulism in shore birds on the Green Bay side of Door County this month.

Ivory Coast: H5N1-infected birds reported (Cocody, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by WorldPoultry.net - www.worldpoultry.net on 10/20/2009 - Agricultural authorities in the Ivory Coast report that 30 wild white-necked ravens have been found dead and 9 tested positive on the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1.

Oil disaster off Australia raises concerns about deepwater drilling (Timor Sea, Western Australia, Australia)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Daily Finance - www.dailyfinance.com on 11/2/2009 - An out-of-control rig fire off off the coast of Western Australia could prove a clarion call for the hazards of deep-sea drilling.

Oil spill 'massive' risk to Australian animals (Timor Sea, Western Australia, Australia)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by YahooNews - news.yahoo.com on 10/23/2009 - A massive oil and gas leak off Australia's northwest coast was killing seabirds and threatening thousands of marine animals, conservationists warned Friday.

Dead whale found in Toco (Toco, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Trinidad and Tobago Express - www.trinidadexpress.com on 10/26/2009 - TRINIDAD and Tobago Marine Mammal Stranding Network coordinator Dr Wade Seukeran said his group will be investigating a dead whale which became stranded in Toco, last weekend.

Poorly koala is rescued (Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by YouTube on 10/22/2009 - Video describes wet bottom disease in koala found in Port Macquarie, Australia.

Red tide bloom off Mustang Island (Port Mansfield Channel, Willacy Texas, United States)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Dallas Morning News - www.dallasnews.com on 10/28/2009 - State monitoring has confirmed a stretch of red tide bloom extending from southern Mustang Island into Mexico.

Recent ocelot death prompts action (Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife refuge, Cameron Texas, United States)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by Houston Chronicle - www.chron.com on 11/1/2009 - A recent ocelot road casualty at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife refuge has put the spotlight on one of the nation's most endangered mammals.

Virus killing off carp at Lake Wohlford (Lake Wohlford, San Diego California, United States)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune - www.signonsandiego.com on 11/2/2009 - Fishermen at Lake Wohlford are being asked not to handle any carp they catch due to a virus and bacterial infections that have killed a few hundred carp in a little more than a month.

Disease turns up in new hunt area near 10 Sleep (Ten Sleep, Washakie Wyoming, United States)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Casper Star-Tribune - www.trib.com on 11/4/2009 - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says chronic wasting disease has been found in another deer hunt area in the Big Horn Basin

Raymondville man fined for poisoning wildlife in effort to kill coyotes (Raymondville, Texas Missouri, United States)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by Fox News 2 KTVI - www.fox2now.com on 11/4/2009 - . . . He was arrested when Missouri Department of Conservation agents found several dead animals, including three domestic dogs, several coyotes, and a red-tailed hawk.

State officials: Ducks found near Lynden died of fungal disease (Lynden, Whatcom Washington, United States)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by News Tribune - www.thenewstribune.com on 11/4/2009 - More than 250 ducks found dead last week near Lynden appeared to have died from a fungal disease after eating moldy grain.

news local-beat Young Whale Rescued From A.C. Beach (Atlantic City, Atlantic New Jersey, United States)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by NBC Philadelphia - www.nbcphiladelphia.com on 11/3/2009 - A pygmy sperm whale was rescued Monday morning after washing up and Atlantic City beach.

Trichinellosis - Russia (04): (Voronezh) badger meat (Ternovskiy, Voronezhskaya oblast, Russia)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by ProMED Mail - www.promedmail.org on 11/3/2009 - A man was admitted into Ternovskiy hospital with fever, rash over the body and muscle pain.

Wounded Sea Lion Found In Old Sacramento (Sacramento, Sacramento California, United States)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Published by CBS 13 News - cbs13.com on 11/11/2009 - A wounded sea lion has been found wandering around in Old Sacramento drawing a crowd of spectators.

Parasitic infection killing greenfinches (Ireland)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by IrishTimes.com - www.irishtimes.com on 10/8/2009 - A disease which cannot be controlled in the wild is killing off one of Ireland’s most popular garden birds, the greenfinch.

West Nile Virus Returns to Italy (Italy)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Published by The Horse - thehorse.com on 10/3/2009 - The epidemic began in central eastern Italy in August, in the same location as a 2008 epidemic which caused 32 clinical cases and five deaths in horses.