Heather D. S. Walden
0000-0002-5678-4938

Specialist

associate professor, parasitology, Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine, UF College of Veterinary Medicine

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Publications

Diagnostic Methods for the Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum

Ruth Francis-Floyd, Jan Landsberg, Roy Yanong, Yasu Kiryu, Shirley Baker, Deborah Pouder, William Sharp, Gabriel Delgado, Nicole Stacy, Tom Waltzek, Heather Walden, Roxanna Smolowitz, and Greg Beck

This 55-page document contains a wealth of information on the long-spined sea urchin, which is an important animal in coral reef ecosystems. The publication discusses diagnostic methods for Diadema antillarum and provides reporting forms for laboratory and diagnostic work.

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

Sydney L. Cottingham, Heather D.S. Walden, Samantha M. Wisely, and Juan 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.

Rat Lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) (Nematoda: Strongylida: Metastrongylida)

John L. Capinera and Heather S. Walden

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

Swimmer's Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)

Emma N. I. Weeks, Katherine Sayler, and Heather Stockdale Walden

Learn how to swim safely and avoid this itchy skin rash.