Press Releases

Avian Influenza

West Nile Virus

• Genetics Provide Evidence for the Movement of Avian Influenza Viruses from Asia to North America via Migratory Birds
• Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted on Pennsylvania Wild Bird Samples - September 2006
• Satellites Help Scientists Track Migratory Birds: GPS the Latest Tool in Fight Against Avian Influenza - September 2006
• DOI, USDA, state partners test more than 13,000 wild migratory birds in Alaska - August 2006
• Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Michigan Mute Swans - August 2006
• HEDDS Avian Influenza site now available - August 2006
• Confirmatory tests being conducted on Michigan wild bird samples - August 2006
• USDA, DOI And State Partners Begin Monitoring Wild Migratory Birds For Avian Influenza In Lower 48 - (DOI) - August 2006
• USDA, DOI and HHS expand screening for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in migratory birds. - March 2006
• USGS Testing Wild Birds for Avian Influenza - March 2006

Chronic Wasting Disease

Other

• Endangered Species Bulletin: Identifying Roadblocks to Recovery - November 2008
• Newly Identified Fungus Implicated in White-Nose Syndrome in Bats: Mysterious Bat Disease Decimates Colonies in the Northeast - October 2008
• Shipwrecks on Coral Reefs Harbor Unwanted Species - August 2008
• Lead Shot and Sinkers: Weighty Implications for Fish and Wildlife Health - July 2008
• Ouch! Taking a Shot at Plague: Vaccine Offers Hope for Endangered Ferrets in Plague Outbreak - July 2008
• Dying Bats in the Northeast Remain a Mystery - May 2008
• Web Tool Puts Wildlife Disease News on the Map - May 2008
• New Book on Wildlife-Human Disease Connection. - March 2006