Wildlife Diseases

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Wildlife Diseases

• So What ?

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Human Health
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Domestic Animal Wildlife Connection

• Foot and Mouth Disease
• Rinderpest

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Wildlife ConservationResponsible
StewardshipDiseases
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Endangered Species
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Endangered Species

• Bubonic Plague!

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Wildlife Diseases

• Who Cares ?

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Who Cares?

• Public Health

Lyme disease
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Who Cares?

• Domestic Animal Health

Rinderpest
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Who Cares?

• Wildlife Managers

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Who Cares?

• Conservationists

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Who Cares?

• Public Land Managers

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Who Cares?

• Homeland Defense

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Who Cares?

• Military

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Who Cares?

• The General Public

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Who Cares?

• YOU!

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Who has the expertise?
Federal Agencies State and Local
Agencies Universities Non-profits
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Who Is Responsible?

• Everybody Nobody

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Needed A System

• Surveillance
• Reporting
• Response
• Prevention

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Needed

• A CDC for wildlife

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Do We Have One?

• Well kind of . . . .
• But not exactly . . .