Ranavirus infection in smooth newts and green frogs, Dwingelderveld.
In September 2010, ranavirus spp. infection was responsible for mass die-offs amongst species of green frogs (Pelophylax spp.) and smooth newts in the Dwingelderveld National Park. This was the first identified case of ranavirus in the Netherlands to be reported in the
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2010: Health status of roadkill deer in Utrecht province
This project will assess the health status of deer killed on the roads in Utrecht in 2010 and submitted to the DWHC for post-mortem investigation in order to shed light on a possible cause for the increase in collisions.
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2009 – 2010: National surveillance of infection and disease in deer with epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus infection (pilot)
This project involves the set-up of a national sampling network in order to ascertain the prevalence of infection with epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus in wild deer in the Netherlands.
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Trichomonas sp. infection in a green finch
A male green finch (Carduelis chloris) was seen to be sitting with ruffled feathers and slime on its beak shortly before dying and being submitted to the DWHC for post-mortem investigation.
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Unusual tumor in the nasal cavity of a deer
An unusual tumor (anaplastic carcinoma) was found in the nasal cavity of a deer (Capreolus capreolus) submitted to the DWHC for post-mortem investigation.
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