OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Wildlife Diseases is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
ERRATUM	24
Cutaneous Lesions in the Gular Region Caused by Feather Follicle Infestation with Harpirhynchidae sp. Mites in Great Crested Flycatchers (Myiarchus crinitus) in New York, USA, 2016–23	23
COMPARISON OF KETAMINE-XYLAZINE, BUTORPHANOL-AZAPERONE-MEDETOMIDINE, AND NALBUPHINE-MEDETOMIDINE-AZAPERONE FOR RACCOON (PROCYON LOTOR) IMMOBILIZATION	19
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A NOVEL DUPLEX PROBE–HYBRIDIZATION QUANTITATIVE PCR FOR LYMPHOMA-ASSOCIATED MIROUNGINE GAMMAHERPESVIRUS 3 IN NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS (MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS)	15
EMYDOMYCES TESTAVORANS SURVEILLANCE IN MULTIPLE FREE-RANGING TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC CHELONIAN SPECIES IN ILLINOIS, USA	13
MOLECULAR SURVEY OF HEMOSPORIDIAN PARASITES IN OWLS IN MAINLAND PORTUGAL	12
Dynamics of Amphibian Pathogen Detection Using Extended Museum Specimens	12
Fibropapillomatosis Associated with Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) in a Green Turtle Chelonia mydas in Argentine Waters	11
RABIES IN RODENTS AND LAGOMORPHS IN THE USA, 2011–20	11
WEST NILE VIRUS EXPOSURE AND INFECTION AMONG HUNTER-HARVESTED RUFFED GROUSE (BONASA UMBELLUS) COHORTS IN A STABLE POPULATION	11
Bromethalin Exposure in a Free-Ranging American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)	10
Relatively Low Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Trichinella nativa in Wolverines (Gulo gulo) from Churchill, Manitoba, Canada	10
Viral Prevalence in Galapagos Giant Tortoises	10
Molecular Characterization of a Novel Relapsing Fever Borrelia Species from the Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) in New Mexico, USA	9
APPARENT OPHIDIOMYCOSIS ALTERS EASTERN COPPERHEAD (AGKISTRODON CONTORTRIX) BEHAVIOR AND HABITAT USE	9
Paslahepevirus balayani (Hepatitis E Virus) in Italian Nonungulate Wildlife: Molecular Detection and Characterization of an Isolate from a Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata)	9
Book Review	9
GRAY SEAL (HALICHOERUS GRYPUS) PUPS FAIL TO MOUNT AN INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE RESPONSE TO INFLUENZA A VIRUS	8
Coinfection of Chytrid Fungi in Urodeles during an Outbreak of Chytridiomycosis in Spain	8
High Prevalence and Broad Distribution of Trichomonas gypaetinii in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the USA	8
B Cell Lymphoma in an Adult Female Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from Wyoming, USA	8
HISTOLOGIC LESIONS IN PLACENTAS OF NORTHERN FUR SEALS (CALLORHINUS URSINUS) FROM A POPULATION WITH HIGH PLACENTAL PREVALENCE OF COXIELLA BURNETII	8
Pathogen Surveillance in Swallows (Family Hirundinidae): Investigation into Role as Avian Influenza Vector in Eastern Canada Agricultural Landscapes	8
LABORATORY CONCORDANCE STUDY FOR THE MOLECULAR DETECTION OF MYCOPLASMA OVIPNEUMONIAE	8
Enhancing Chelonian Health Assessments by Determining Agreement in Pathogen Detection between Sampling Sites Using Quantitative PCR	7

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR INVESTIGATION OF EXUDATIVE CLOACITIS IN KĀKĀPŌ (STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS) ON WHENUA HOU (CODFISH ISLAND), NEW ZEALAND	7
DETECTION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF ORF VIRUS AND MUSKOX RHADINOVIRUS 1 FROM MUSKOXEN (OVIBOS MOSCHATUS) IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC	7
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Detected in 41 At-Risk Species in Canada	7
EVALUATING TWO SAMPLING METHODS FOR MYCOPLASMA BOVIS DIAGNOSIS IN AMERICAN BISON (BISON BISON)	7
Treat Yourself: Pilot Testing a New Method to Treat Mange in Wild Carnivores	7
RECURRING STREPTOCOCCAL OUTBREAK THREATS IN URBAN LONG-TAILED MACAQUES (MACACA FASCICULARIS) IN BALI	7
Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi Antibodies in Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) in the USA	7
Aural Abscesses in Wild Midland Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata) Admitted to a Wildlife Hospital in Ontario, Canada, 2011–20	7
Reviewer Acknowledgments	7
Serosurvey for Canine Influenza in Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Illinois, USA, 2000–23	6
Bacteremia and Aortic Valvular Endocarditis in a Eurasian Stone-Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus distinctus) due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae	6
Detection of Bufonid Herpesvirus 1 and Ranid Herpesvirus 3 in Native Amphibians in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 2022–23	6
HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF FREE-RANGING EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES (DRYMARCHON COUPERI) FROM HYDROLOGIC RESTORATION CONSTRUCTION SITES IN SOUTH FLORIDA, USA	6
ABORTION AND NEONATAL MORTALITY DUE TO TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS)	6
Surveillance of Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) in the Western USA for Antibodies to Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, 2013–21	6
NO RANAVIRAL DNA FOUND IN AUSTRALIAN FRESHWATER TURTLES, 2014–19, DESPITE PREVIOUS SEROLOGIC EVIDENCE	6
Corpus Callosum Abnormality in a Free-Ranging Coyote (Canis latrans)	6
BIRD LEG SKIN LESIONS AND URBANIZATION IN A NEOTROPICAL SAVANNA CITY	6
A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF PATHOGEN EXPOSURE OF ADULT FEMALE WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) AND SURVIVAL OF ASSOCIATED FAWNS IN THE WESTERN DAKOTAS, USA	5
Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens. Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Conservation	5
New Geographic Records for Trichinella nativa and Echinococcus canadensis in Coyotes (Canis latrans) from Insular Newfoundland, Canada	5
INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN EUROPEAN BROWN HARES (LEPUS EUROPAEUS) FOUND DEAD OR MORIBUND IN THE NETHERLANDS	5
ALTERNATE EVOLUTIONARY TRAJECTORIES FOLLOWING A PATHOGEN SPILLOVER INTO A NOVEL HOST: THE CASE OF MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM IN HOUSE FINCHES (HAEMORHOUS MEXICANUS)	5
COMPARISON OF BASELINE PAINTED TURTLE (CHRYSEMYS PICTA) HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AT A CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY AND A PROTECTED COASTAL MARSH IN SOUTHWESTERN LAKE ERIE, OHIO, USA	5
PATTERNS OF HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) IN THE GREAT PLAINS OF THE USA, 1982–2020	5
PATHOLOGY OF CHRONIC MYCOPLASMA OVIPNEUMONIAE CARRIERS IN A DECLINING BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS) POPULATION	5
COMPARISON OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE DETECTION METHODS AND PROCEDURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR FREE-RANGING WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT	5
Evaluating Different Methods for Determining Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Free-Living Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii)	5
SARCOPTIC MANGE IN WILD FOXES (LYCALOPEX SPP.) FROM CENTRAL CHILE: FINE-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF A GLOBAL DISEASE	5
SEROSURVEY FOR SELECTED PARASITIC AND BACTERIAL PATHOGENS IN DARWIN'S FOX (LYCALOPEX FULVIPES): NOT ONLY DOG DISEASES ARE A THREAT	5
Prevalence and Molecular Analysis of Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Trypanosomes in Tennessee	5
Retrospective Serosurvey of Three Porcine Coronaviruses among the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Population in the Campania Region of Italy	5
First Survey of the Pathogenic Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Wild Populations of the Yunnan Caecilian (Ichthyophis bannanicus) in Guangxi, China	5
A Pilot Study Investigating Plasma Protein Electrophoresis in One Anuran and Six Urodelan Species	5
Differential Effects of Chewing Lice on Body Condition across Host Age and Sex in Rough-Legged Hawks (Buteo Lagopus)	5
Effect of Canine Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome on a Model of Second-Intention Wound Healing in the Red-Eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta)	5
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in the Netherlands	4
EVALUATION OF RT-QUIC DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE DETECTION USING ELK (CERVUS CANADENSIS) EAR PUNCHES	4
HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF PAINTED TURTLES (CHRYSEMYS PICTA) IN A RESTORED WETLAND HABITAT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA, USA	4
Method Comparison of β-Hydroxybutyrate Using a Point-of-Care Device and Dry Chemistry Analyzer in Three Sea Turtle Species	4
Retrospective Analysis of Parasites in Wild-Caught Eastern Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) Experimentally Exposed to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans	4
ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SEA LION (ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS) PUPS IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO	4
WILDLIFE SENTINEL: DEVELOPMENT OF MULTISPECIES PROTEIN A-ELISA FOR DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODIES IN ZOO ANIMALS AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR WILDLIFE SURVEILLANCE	4
APPARENT PREVALENCE, DIVERSITY, AND ASSOCIATED LESIONS OF PERIORBITAL NEMATODES IN A POPULATION OF BARRED OWLS (STRIX VARIA) FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA	4
LANDSCAPE VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH TOXOPLASMA GONDII EXPOSURE IN AMERICAN MINK (NEOGALE VISON) AND DOMESTIC CATS (FELIS CATUS) IN THE VALDIVIAN TEMPERATE RAINFOREST, CHILE	4
Pathologic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Infections in Wild Mammals in Alaska, USA	4
A Canine Distemper Outbreak in Urban Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Brussels, Belgium, 2020	4
FOOT INJURIES IN MICHIGAN, USA, GRAY WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS), 1992–2014	4
Changes in the Skin Microbiota in Two Bare-Nosed Wombats (Vombatus ursinus) with Differing Recovery Trajectories Following Treatment for Sarcoptic Mange	4
Multicentric Lymphoma in an Urban Chilla Fox (Lycalopex griseus)	4

Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Head of a Boreal Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Alberta, Canada	4
POTENTIAL SHARED DISEASE RISK AMONG DOGS AND COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) EXEMPLIFIED BY THE ECOLOGY OF RICKETTSIOSIS IN A ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER-EPIDEMIC REGION IN NORTHERN MEXICO	4
Prevalence and Pathology Associated with Sarcocystis spp. in Raptors in Tennessee, USA	4
DOGS CAN GENERALIZE FROM COTTON TRAINING AIDS TO FECAL MATTER IN CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE DETECTION	4
DETECTION OF ELEPHANT ENDOTHELIOTROPIC HERPESVIRUS (EEHV) IN FREE-RANGING AFRICAN ELEPHANTS (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) IN THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA	4
Isolation of Microascus sp. and Cephalotheca sp. from Bats in Argentina	4
INNATE IMMUNE FUNCTION IN LAKE ERIE WATERSNAKES (NERODIA SIPEDON INSULARUM) WITH OPHIDIOMYCOSIS	4
RABIES IN ARCTIC FOX (VULPES LAGOPUS) AND REINDEER (RANGIFER TARANDUS PLATYRHYNCHUS) DURING AN OUTBREAK ON SVALBARD, NORWAY, 2011–12	4
Surveillance for Avian Bornavirus in Colorado and Wyoming, USA, Raptor Populations	4
WILDLIFE SENTINEL: DEVELOPMENT OF MULTISPECIES PROTEIN A-ELISA FOR DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODIES IN ZOO ANIMALS AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR WILDLIFE SURVEILLANCE	4
Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Fecal Escherichia coli in Wildlife, Urban Wildlife, and Livestock in the Eastern Region of Sri Lanka, and Differences between Carnivores, Omnivores, and Herbivores	4
Sand Enteropathy in a Free-Ranging Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) from Florida, USA	4
USING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES TO EXPLORE HOST–PATHOGEN COEVOLUTION IN COMPLEX TRAIT SPACE	4
KNEMIDOKOPTES MITES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE GRIPPING POSITION OF THE FEET OF STELLER'S JAYS (CYANOCITTA STELLERI)	4
BAITING AND BANDING: EXPERT OPINION ON HOW BAIT TRAPPING MAY INFLUENCE THE OCCURRENCE OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) AMONG DABBLING DUCKs	4
EFFECTS OF BUTORPHANOL ON RESPIRATION IN WHITE RHINOCEROS (CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM) IMMOBILIZED WITH ETORPHINE-AZAPERONE	3
Investigation of a Mass Stranding Event Reveals a Novel Pattern of Cascading Comorbidities in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis)	3
Detection of Neutralizing Antibodies against Zika Virus in Wild Nonhuman Primates in Rwanda	3
Health Effects of Patagial Wing Tags in Red Kites (Milvus milvus) in the UK	3
Wildlife Disease Surveillance Systems.	3
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) are not “Dead-End Hosts” of the Giant Liver Fluke, Fascioloides magna (Bassi, 1875) Ward, 1917	3
EPIZOOTIC OF CLINOSTOMUM MARGINATUM (TREMATODA: CLINOSTOMIDAE) IN AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM FROM COLORADO, USA: INVESTIGATION THROUGH GENOMICS, HISTOPATHOLOGY, AND NONINVASIVE IMAGERY	3
STRIPED SKUNK (MEPHITIS MEPHITIS) HOME RANGE AND ORAL RABIES VACCINE BAIT DISTRIBUTION IN WEST VIRGINIA, USA	3
Seroprevalence of Leprosy in Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Tennessee, USA, 2021–22	3
EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF NONINVASIVE FECAL SAMPLING FOR PREGNANCY DETECTION IN ELK (CERVUS CANADENSIS)	3
HIGH PREVALENCE OF CYTAUXZOON FELIS IN BOBCATS (LYNX RUFUS) ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND OCCURRENCE IN WEST TEXAS, USA	3
Dehorning Does Not Alter the Stress Response in Southern White Rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum) during Transport: A Preliminary Investigation	3
Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. from Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Zaria and Environs, Kaduna, Nigeria, 2022	3
Survey for Selected Parasites in Alaska Brown Bears (Ursus arctos)	3
METAGENOMICS FOR PATHOGEN DETECTION DURING A MASS MORTALITY EVENT IN SONGBIRDS	3
Multilocus Sequence Typing of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Detected in Dall's Sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) and Caribou (Rangifer tarandus grantii) in Alaska, USA	3
Fatal Systemic Haemosporidiosis in a Free-Ranging Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)	3
REPRODUCTIVE FATE OF BRUCELLOSIS-SEROPOSITIVE ELK (CERVUS CANADENSIS): IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE TRANSMISSION RISK	3
Sensitivity of Methods to Determine Presence of Baylisascaris procyonis Eggs in Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Feces	3
Blood Biochemical Reference Intervals of Black Caimans (Melanosuchus niger) and Spectacled Caimans (Caiman crocodilus) in the Brazilian Amazon Region	3
The Soft Tick Ornithodoros moubata and Its Role in the Epidemiology of African Swine Fever in Central Malawi	3
Packed Cell Volume and Plasma Chemistry Reference Intervals for Eurasian Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) in a Rehabilitation Setting in South Korea Before Release	3
OUTBREAK OF CONTAGIOUS ECTHYMA IN FREE-RANGING IBERIAN IBEX (CAPRA PYRENAICA) IN THE MONTGRÍ MASSIF NATURAL PARK, CATALONIA, NORTHEASTERN SPAIN	3
POOR SURVIVAL RATE OF EASTERN GRAY KANGAROOS (MACROPUS GIGANTEUS) AFFECTED BY CHRONIC PHALARIS TOXICITY	3
LITTLE BROWN BATS (MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS) ARE RESISTANT TO SARS-COV-2 INFECTION	3
REVIEWER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	3
SERPENTOVIRUSES IN FREE-RANGING SHINGLEBACK SKINKS (TILIQUA RUGOSA) IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA	3
EVALUATING BAITS WITH LUFENURON AND NITENPYRAM FOR FLEA CONTROL ON PRAIRIE DOGS (CYNOMYS SPP.) TO MITIGATE PLAGUE	3
Evaluation of Two Serologic Tests for Rapid Detection of Anti-Leptospira Antibodies in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)	3
Hepatozoonosis in Free-Ranging American Mink (Neovison vison) in Pennsylvania, USA: Case Series	3
DETECTION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC SERRATIA SPP. TO INFORM REINTRODUCTION OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED LORD HOWE ISLAND STICK INSECT DRYOCOCELUS AUSTRALIS	3
MANNHEIMIA GRANULOMATIS-INFECTED PYOGRANULOMATOUS ORAL LESIONS WITH CONCURRENT AMYLOIDOSIS IN ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) IN FRANCE	3
Ameloblastic Fibro-Odontoma in a Free-Ranging Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis), Alberta, Canada	3
Reinterpreting Chronic Wasting Disease Emergence in the USA in Light of Historical Surveillance Limitations	3
ORAL RABIES VACCINATION OF RACCOONS (PROCYON LOTOR) ACROSS A DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY GRADIENT IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT, USA, 2015–2017	3
SURVEILLANCE FOR TOXOPLASMA GONDII, BRUCELLA SPP., AND CHLAMYDIA SPP. IN AUSTRALIAN FUR SEAL (ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS) ABORTIONS	3
EVALUATION OF TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN THE SERUM AND VIBRISSAE OF PERUVIAN PINNIPEDS (ARCTOCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS AND OTARIA BYRONIA)	3
PATHOGEN-INDUCED STRESS IN WILD HOUSE FINCHES (HAEMORHOUS MEXICANUS): LEUKOCYTE DYNAMICS AS HEALTH INDICATORS	3
Edwardsiella tarda Isolated from a Kidney Mass in a Common Loon (Gavia immer)	3
HIGH PREVALENCE OF ANTIGENS OF AND SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AGAINST VARIOUS VIRAL PATHOGENS IN EUROPEAN WILDCATS (FELIS SILVESTRIS) FROM SOUTHWEST GERMANY, 2020–22	3
Animal Behavior and Parasitism	3
Bovine Tuberculosis in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in Slovenia	3
Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues.	3
Physiologic Outcomes After Thiafentanil and Xylazine Immobilization in Free-Ranging Moose (Alces alces)	3