Yasmin Tavares

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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Ehrlichiosis

Yasmin Tavares andSamantha M. Wisely

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 fact sheet 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.

Diarrhea in Farmed White-tailed Deer Fawns

Juan M. Campos Krauer andSamantha M. Wisely

Trueperella (Arcanobacterium pyogenes) in Farmed White-Tailed Deer

Kathryn D. Pothier, Katherine A. Sayler, andSamantha M. Wisely

This document is WEC382, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2016.

Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Gastrointestinal Parasites of Farmed White-tailed Deer in Florida

Sydney L. Cottingham, Heather D. S. Walden, Samantha M. Wisely, andJuan M. Campos Krauer

White-tailed deer are susceptible to infection by numerous gastrointestinal parasites. Not all parasite infections cause clinical disease, but even subclinical gastrointestinal parasitism may reduce the health and productivity of infected deer.  An understanding of parasite epidemiology is critical to improving captive deer health through effective parasite control strategies. This publication will serve as a guide to common parasites of farmed white-tailed deer in Florida and will provide producers with recommendations for management of gastrointestinal parasites in farmed deer.

Enfermedades Zoonóticas: La Rabia

Holly K. Ober, Samantha M. Wisely, Alejandra Areingdale, andMiguel Acevedo

La rabia es un virus que se transmite entre mamíferos y es mortal para humanos y animales. La enfermedad es tratable, pero es incurable cuando los síntomas son evidentes. El virus ataca el sistema nervioso central y la forma más común de transmisión es la saliva, cuando un mamífero infectado muerde a otro animal o persona. El virus también se puede transmitir cuando saliva, lágrimas o tejido cerebral/nervioso infectados entran en contacto con heridas abiertas o mucosas (ojos, nariz o boca) de otro animal o persona.  El virus puede sobrevivir en los cuerpos de animales muertos por periodos largos, pero puede sobrevivir por poco tiempo fuera del cuerpo de un hospedero. El virus deja de ser infeccioso al secarse o calentarse, o ser expuesto a la luz solar.

Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Anastasia Postowski, Kristen Wilson, Samantha M. Wisely, and Bridget B. Baker

This article is intended to summarize for the general public, and particularly hunters, farmed cervid owners, and landowners, what is currently known about chronic wasting disease (CWD) and its impacts, with information about practices to minimize spread of the disease and to safely handle and test deer.

Facts about Wildlife Diseases: SARS-CoV-2 in White-Tailed Deer

Samantha M. Wisely

SARS Cov2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been discovered in white-tailed deer. This publication provides information to the general public, hunters, and deer farmers as to what SARS CoV2 is, the evidence for COVID-19 in deer, and if people can get COVID-19 from deer.

Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Rabies

Samantha M. Wisely andHolly K. Ober

The purpose of this document is to be an overview of rabies, including how it is spread, the symptoms, and what you should do if you suspect a rabies exposure. This document is intended for a general audience.