Marine mammals include cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, sea otters and polar bears, many
of which are charismatic and popular species commonly kept under human care in zoos and …

The global trade in wildlife has historically contributed to the emergence and spread of
infectious diseases. The United States is the world's largest importer of wildlife and wildlife …

Veterinary pathology of infectious, particularly viral, and neoplastic diseases has advanced
significantly with the advent of newer molecular methodologies that can detect nucleic acid …

Background Bats receive increasing attention in infectious disease studies, because of their
well recognized status as reservoir species for various infectious agents. This is even more …

Equine Herpesvirus‐1 infection has been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal
Health Law (AHL), in particular criteria of: Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 …

Pathogens often have a limited host range, but some can opportunistically jump to new
species. Anthropogenic activities that mix reservoir species with novel, hence susceptible …

Herpesviruses infect a wide range of organisms including humans. Some of these viruses
are potential gene transfer vectors for gene therapy. However no study has been reported …

Equid herpesvirus 8 (EHV-8), formerly known as asinine herpesvirus 3, is an
alphaherpesvirus that is closely related to equid herpesviruses 1 and 9 (EHV-1 and EHV-9) …

A 12-year-old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) developed a sudden onset of muscle
tremors, erratic circling, increased blinking, head shaking, and ptyalism, which progressed to …

Companion animals comprise a wide variety of species, including dogs, cats, horses, ferrets,
guinea pigs, reptiles, birds and ornamental fish, as well as food production animal species …