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Health and disease
Normal and abnormal conditions of plant and animal bodies. Covers both human and non-human health and disease topics. For human health and disease, use the narrower term 'environmental health (human)'.
Subtopics:
Disease vectors (4 items)
Environmental health (human) (21 items)
Avian influenza (7 items)
Zoonotic diseases (1 items)
Chronic wasting disease (1 items)
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Wildlife Disease Information Node [New Window]
A Web-based monitoring and reporting system that provides access to data on wildlife and zoonotic diseases, mortality events, and other critical related information.
Wildlife Disease News Digest [New Window]
This news service focuses on wildlife diseases and wildlife morbidity/mortality, especially as they relate to human and ecosystem health.
26th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop [New Window]
Workshop with papers on diseases, treatment, disease resistance, and immunology of fish, shrimp, corals, and lobsters.
Environment and human health [New Window]
Home page for USGS research on the relationship of environment and health with links to fact sheets, reports, projects and programs, Human Health database and meeting and conferences.
Fish Health Branch, Leetown Science Center [New Window]
The Fish Health Branch, Leetown Science Center, investigates fish health and disease issues associated with genetics, pathogens and environmental stress. With links to workshops, leaflets, and announcements relating for fish health.
Health effects of mineral dusts [New Window]
Overview of project to develop and apply a variety of earth science methods to interpret the geologic links between mineral dusts such as silica and asbestos and human health problems with links to contacts, tasks, and products.
Human Health Database [New Window]
Central site providing links to USGS databases and homepages providing significant data and information on research related to human health.
National Wildlife Health Center [New Window]
The National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) is a biomedical laboratory assessing the impact of disease on wildlife and identifying the role of various pathogens in wildlife losses. Site has links to news, programs, publications and metadata.
National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) West Nile Virus Project [New Window]
National Wildlife Health Center study of the West Nile Virus to learn the current geographic extent, to understand how the virus moves between birds, mosquitoes, and humans, and to predict future movements of the virus.
U.S. - Mexico Border Environmental Health Initiative: interactive maps [New Window]
Geographic and scientific information focused on health issues in the area of the US-Mexico border
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