Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Ehrlichiosis

Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial disease that is transmitted to humans and animals from ticks. In most cases, symptoms are mild, but sometimes if antibiotic treatment is delayed, it can cause severe illness and even death. In Florida, ehrlichiosis is an emerging disease. The hotspot of transmission is in north central Florida, but the disease is underdiagnosed. This 4-page fact sheet written by Yasmin Tavares and Samantha Wisely and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation describes ehrlichiosis and explains how it is transmitted, how to know if you have it, and how to prevent yourself and your friends and family from getting it.

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Facts About Wildlife Diseases: Eastern Equine Encephalitis

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-uw453-2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Samantha M Wisely ◽

Karen Hood

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Encephalitis Virus ◽

Eastern United States ◽

Mosquito Vectors ◽

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus ◽

Wildlife Diseases ◽

Eastern Equine Encephalitis ◽

Wildlife Ecology ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Equine Encephalitis Virus

The Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) causes Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) disease in birds, humans, horses, and other animals in the eastern United States, including Florida, which is especially receptive to the virus because of its freshwater hardwood swamps and wetlands, which provide good niches for the mosquito vectors of the disease. This 5-page fact sheet written by Samantha Wisely and Karen Hood and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation describes the disease and includes strategies for limiting its spread. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw453

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Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars under High Tunnels

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-hs1226-2013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Bielinski M. Santos ◽

Teresa P. Salame-Donoso

Keyword(s):

Fruit Weight ◽

Highbush Blueberry ◽

Fruit Crops ◽

North Central ◽

Central Florida ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Small Fruit ◽

High Tunnels ◽

Southern Highbush ◽

Freeze Protection

High tunnels have been proposed as an alternative for freeze protection and to increase fruit earliness of southern highbush blueberry. But there is no information about the effect of this type of structure on southern highbush blueberry fruit earliness under subtropical Florida conditions. This 3-page fact sheet summarizes the results of 2-year study in a commercial southern highbush blueberry farm in North Central Florida to compare early fruit weight in high tunnels to that of open fields. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Bielinski M. Santos and Teresa P. Salame-Donoso, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, July 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1226

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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Raccoon-Borne Pathogens of Importance to Humans—Viruses and Bacteria

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-uw478-2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (6) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Caitlin Jarvis ◽

Samantha M. Wisely ◽

Mathieu Basille

Keyword(s):

Canine Parvovirus ◽

Health Hazards ◽

Wild Animals ◽

Canine Distemper ◽

Wildlife Diseases ◽

Wildlife Ecology ◽

Bacterial Diseases ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Contact Animal ◽

Significant Health

Diseases carried by northern raccoons present significant health hazards to both people and pets. This 7-page fact sheet written by Caitlin Jarvis, Samantha M. Wisely, and Mathieu Basille and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation is part of a series addressing health hazards associated with raccoons. It describes rabies, canine distemper, feline distemper, canine parvovirus, salmonellosis, and several other raccoon-borne viral and bacterial diseases of concern to people and their pets. Sick wild animals can act tame, but do not approach! Contact animal control or a wildlife rehabilitator if an animal seems to be behaving abnormally or if you suspect it is sick. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw478">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw478

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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Raccoon-Borne Pathogens of Importance to Humans—The Raccoon Roundworm

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-uw480-2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (6) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Caitlin Jarvis ◽

Mathieu Basille

Keyword(s):

Health Hazards ◽

Wild Animals ◽

Wildlife Diseases ◽

Wildlife Ecology ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Animal Control ◽

Contact Animal ◽

Significant Health

Diseases carried by northern raccoons present significant health hazards to both people and pets. This 7-page fact sheet written by Caitlin Jarvis and Mathieu Basille and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation is part of a series addressing health hazards associated with raccoons. It describes the raccoon roundworm and the disease it causes, baylisascariasis, which normally causes little or no trouble to raccoons but in severe cases can make people and their pets very sick. Sick wild animals can act tame, but do not approach! Contact animal control or a wildlife rehabilitator if an animal seems to be behaving abnormally or if you suspect it is sick.

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Protecting Your Family and Pets from Rabies

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-uw282-2007 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 (20) ◽

Author(s):

Holly K. Ober

Keyword(s):

Wild Animal ◽

Wildlife Diseases ◽

Wildlife Ecology ◽

Fact Sheet

WEC239, a 4-page fact sheet by Holly K. Ober, explains what rabies is and how it spreads, which animals can get rabies, the symptoms, how common it is, how you can limit its spread, and what to do after a wild animal bite. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, August 2007. WEC239/UW282: Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Rabies (ufl.edu) Ask IFAS: Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Risks to People and Animals series (ufl.edu)

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Identification and Treatment of European Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-in1272-2019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (1) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Catherine M. Mueller ◽

Cameron Jack ◽

Ashley N. Mortensen ◽

Jamie D. Ellis

Keyword(s):

Honey Bee ◽

Bacterial Disease ◽

American Foulbrood ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

European Foulbrood ◽

Bee Colonies ◽

Honey Bee Larvae

European foulbrood is a bacterial disease that affects Western honey bee larvae. It is a concern to beekeepers everywhere, though it is less serious than American foulbrood because it does not form spores, which means that it can be treated. This 7-page fact sheet written by Catherine M. Mueller, Cameron J. Jack, Ashley N. Mortensen, and Jamie Ellis and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department describes the disease and explains how to identify it to help beekeepers manage their colonies effectively and prevent the spread of both American and European foulbrood.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1272

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Reducing Human-Bear Conflicts: Bear-Resistant Trash Cans

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-uw429-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Ethan T. Noel ◽

Elizabeth F. Pienaar ◽

Mike Orlando

Keyword(s):

Great Risk ◽

Ursus Americanus ◽

Black Bear ◽

Food Sources ◽

Vehicle Collisions ◽

Wildlife Ecology ◽

Human Food ◽

Fact Sheet

The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is the only species of bear in Florida, with an estimated population of approximately 4,030 bears. Bears that eat garbage put themselves in danger. This 3-page fact sheet written by Ethan T. Noel, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, and and Mike Orlando and published by the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department explains how to secure human garbage from bears so that they don’t become reliant on human food sources, a condition that puts them at great risk of being killed from vehicle collisions, illegal shooting, or euthanasia.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw429

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Exposure of Domestic Cats to Three Zoonotic Bartonella Species in the United States

Pathogens ◽

10.3390/pathogens10030354 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 354

Author(s):

Lynn M. Osikowicz ◽

Kalanthe Horiuchi ◽

Irina Goodrich ◽

Edward B. Breitschwerdt ◽

Bruno Chomel ◽

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Keyword(s):

New England ◽

The United States ◽

Severe Illness ◽

Domestic Cats ◽

Bartonella Species ◽

Serum Samples ◽

North Central ◽

Middle Atlantic ◽

South Central ◽

Central Regions

Cat-associated Bartonella species, which include B. henselae, B. koehlerae, and B. clarridgeiae, can cause mild to severe illness in humans. In the present study, we evaluated 1362 serum samples obtained from domestic cats across the U.S. for seroreactivity against three species and two strain types of Bartonella associated with cats (B. henselae type 1, B. henselae type 2, B. koehlerae, and B. clarridgeiae) using an indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA). Overall, the seroprevalence at the cutoff titer level of ≥1:64 was 23.1%. Seroreactivity was 11.1% and 3.7% at the titer level cutoff of ≥1:128 and at the cutoff of ≥1:256, respectively. The highest observation of seroreactivity occurred in the East South-Central, South Atlantic, West North-Central, and West South-Central regions. The lowest seroreactivity was detected in the East North-Central, Middle Atlantic, Mountain, New England, and Pacific regions. We observed reactivity against all four Bartonella spp. antigens in samples from eight out of the nine U.S. geographic regions.

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