Successful care and propagation of the endangered amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis ) in captivity

Zoo Biology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Allan ◽  
Risa Pesapane ◽  
Janet Foley ◽  
Deana Clifford
Keyword(s):  
Microtus Californicus ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Amargosa Vole

PATHOGEN INFECTION AND EXPOSURE, AND ECTOPARASITES OF THE FEDERALLY ENDANGERED AMARGOSA VOLE (MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS SCIRPENSIS), CALIFORNIA, USA

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin N. Ott-Conn ◽  
Deana Clifford ◽  
Tammy Branston ◽  
Robert Klinger ◽  
Janet Foley
Keyword(s):  
Pathogen Infection ◽  
Microtus Californicus ◽  
Amargosa Vole

PREVALENCE AND POTENTIAL IMPACT OFTOXOPLASMA GONDIION THE ENDANGERED AMARGOSA VOLE (MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS SCIRPENSIS), CALIFORNIA, USA

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Poulsen ◽  
Heather Fritz ◽  
Deana L. Clifford ◽  
Patricia Conrad ◽  
Austin Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microtus Californicus ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Amargosa Vole

Microtus californicus in Captivity

1928 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond M. Selle
Keyword(s):  
Microtus Californicus ◽  
In Captivity

HISTOPATHOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NEOTROMBICULA MICROTI INFESTATION IN THE ENDANGERED AMARGOSA VOLE (MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS SCIRPENSIS)

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 680-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin N. Ott-Conn ◽  
Leslie W. Woods ◽  
Deana L. Clifford ◽  
Tammy Branston ◽  
Janet Foley
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Microtus Californicus ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Amargosa Vole

Avipoxvirus detected in tumor-like lesions in a white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata)

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 818-823
Author(s):  
Juliana F.V. Braga ◽  
Rodrigo M. Couto ◽  
Marcelo C. Rodrigues ◽  
Roselene Ecco
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Protein Gene ◽  
Core Protein ◽  
Avian Species ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Histopathological Evaluation ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Avian Pox ◽  
Tumor Like Lesions

ABSTRACT: Avipoxvirus is the etiological agent of the avian pox, a well-known disease of captive and wild birds, and it has been associated with tumor-like lesions in some avian species. A white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) raised in captivity was referred to a Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Northeast due to cutaneous nodules present in both wings. A few days after the clinical examination, the animal died naturally. Once submitted to necropsy, histopathological evaluation of the lesions revealed clusters of proliferating epithelial cells expanding toward the dermis. Some of these cells had round, well-defined, intracytoplasmic eosinophilic material suggestive of poxvirus inclusion (Bollinger bodies). PCR performed on the DNA extracted from tissue samples amplified a fragment of the 4b core protein gene (fpv167), which was purified and sequenced. This fragment of Avipoxvirus DNA present in these tumor-like lesions showed high genetic homology (100.0%) with other poxviruses detected in different avian species in several countries, but none of them were related to tumor-like lesions or squamous cell carcinoma. This is the first report of Avipoxvirus detected in tumor-like lesions of a white-faced whistling duck with phylogenetic analysis of the virus.

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