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Tularemia (rabbit fever, beaver fever)
Tularemia is also known as "beaver fever" or "rabbit fever". It is caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis. This bacterial disease is not common in Wisconsin but is most frequently found in Wisconsin muskrats, beaver, or rabbits.…
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Trichomoniasis in birds
Trichomoniasis is an infectious disease of birds that is caused by a protozoan (single-celled) parasite, Trichomonas gallinae. Pigeons and doves are mostly affected, but other species, such as finches, can become infected. In Wisconsin, it has…
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Squirrel pox
Squirrel pox, also called squirrel fibroma, is caused by a poxvirus called squirrel fibroma virus, which is related to other poxviruses. This disease is characterized by varying sizes and numbers of wart-like growths or fibromas on the skin of…
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Snake fungal disease (SFD)
Snake fungal disease (SFD) is an emerging disease that impacts numerous species of snakes and has been found throughout much of the eastern United States. It is caused by a fungus, Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, and can cause lumps along the snake’…
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Severe Perkinsea infection of frog tadpoles
Severe Perkinsea infection (SPI) is an emerging disease of frogs and is the third most common infectious disease of frogs after chytridiomycosis (infection with chytrid fungus) and ranavirus. It was first detected in 1999 in New Hampshire with…
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Salmonellosis
Salmonellosis is a bacterial disease that infects a variety of species including mammals, reptiles and birds. There are many strains of the bacteria all belonging to the genus Salmonella. Salmonellosis is found in most avian species throughout…
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Raccoon roundworm
The Raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, is an internal parasite of raccoons. The parasite lives in the intestinal tract of raccoons and generally does not harm the raccoon unless the raccoon is otherwise debilitated.
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Rabies
Rabies is a contagious, usually fatal disease of the central nervous system that is caused by a virus. All warm-blooded animals, including humans, are susceptible to rabies. Birds and reptiles are not susceptible to naturally-acquired rabies and do…
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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease
For information on Rabbit, hemorrhage disease visits the Emerging Wildlife Diseases page.
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Newcastle disease
Newcastle disease is a highly contagious disease of birds that is caused by a virus. There are many strains of the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) which are classified by the severity of the disease each causes in domestic poultry. In North American…