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The Consortium for Conservation Medicine is a unique collaborative institution that strives to understand the link between anthropogenic environmental change, the health of all species, and the conservation of biodiversity. The CCM announces 3 new positions The CCM is ramping up its research program in infectious disease ecology and seeks outstanding candidates for three positions. Click here for more information. Top News Stories Call for Global Disease Surveillance The sixth, biennial CDC-run International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases promoted an urgent call for more disease surveillance. Military and civilian scientists presented their collaborative efforts at the conference. Dr. Peter Daszak, director of the Consortium for Conservation Medicine was quoted as stating, "once you know the trends in emerging diseases, you can do something to prevent them. I know there has been a lot of effort for avian influenza surveillance, but who is going out there to look for the next disease? That’s my message -- that we can put a little bit of our resources into seeking out the next pathogen and doing something about it." Breakthrough in modeling emerging disease hotspots
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WNV Threatens Backyard Birds Research Scientist Marm Kilpatrick at the Consortium for Conservation Medicine (CCM) and the Smithsonian Institution's Migratory Bird Center conducted a study that examined the impact of West Nile virus on 21 species of North American birds over the past eight years. In an article published in the May, 2007 issue of Nature, they report their findings. They showed that several different types of birds declined significantly when the virus hit their populations, including many backyard species such as American robins, tufted titmice, Carolina and black-capped chickadees and blue jays. Other species that were also impacted by this disease include American crows, eastern bluebirds, and house wrens. View Press Release
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In the News Reuters West Nile killing off beloved U.S. birds: Study USA Today West Nile virus depletes bird species from coast to coast Associated Press West Nile virus decimates suburban birds ABC News Avian Flu Migration NPR Researchers Debate Potential Path of Bird Flu Listen to Interview The Boston Globe Scientists Criticize Bird Flu Search CNN.com Study: Look South for Bird Flu Wisconsin State Journal Internatioanl Ecology Group Starts in City Science The Galapagos Islands Kiss Their Goat Problems Goodbye Conservation In Practice Evolutionary Tinkering |
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