2020
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks
Mazet JAK, Genovese BN, Harris LA, Cranfield M, Noheri JB, Kinani JF, Zimmerman D, Bahizi M, Mudakikwa A, Goldstein T, Gilardi KVK. Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks. EcoHealth 2020, 17: 449-460. PMID: 33345293, PMCID: PMC7750032, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-020-01506-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory illnessPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsFecal samplesHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionHuman respiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virusHuman respiratory virusesMolecular epidemiologic studiesFree-ranging mountain gorillasGorilla fecal samplesHuman pathogen transmissionMetapneumovirus infectionRespiratory virusesON1 genotypeSyncytial virusEpidemiologic studiesRespiratory outbreaksConventional polymerase chain reactionChain reactionFatal outbreaksGorilla healthHMPVHRSVIllness
2009
Echinococcus oligarthrus Cystic Hydatidosis in Brazilian Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
Zimmerman DM, Douglass M, Reavill DR, Greiner EC. Echinococcus oligarthrus Cystic Hydatidosis in Brazilian Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2009, 40: 551-558. PMID: 19746872, DOI: 10.1638/2009-0004.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompressive Myelopathy of the Cervical Spine in Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis)
Zimmerman DM, Douglass M, Sutherland-Smith M, Aguilar R, Schaftenaar W, Shores A. Compressive Myelopathy of the Cervical Spine in Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2009, 40: 207-210. PMID: 19368265, DOI: 10.1638/2008-0030.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical subluxationCompressive myelopathySpinal cord compressionNerve root compressionCause of morbidityMagnetic resonance imagingNormal vertebral anatomyAmbulatory paraparesisCord compressionSurgical decompressionSupportive careRoot compressionCervical scoliosisLigament laxityCervical malformationsInciting causeAntemortem diagnosisCervical spineClinical signsChronic instabilityResonance imagingSubluxationCervical vertebraeMyelopathyVertebral anatomy
2008
Thoracolumbar Hemilaminectomy and Spinal Cord Decompression in a Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)
Capitanio M, Zimmerman DM, Douglass M, Dew T. Thoracolumbar Hemilaminectomy and Spinal Cord Decompression in a Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2008, 39: 270-273. PMID: 18634223, DOI: 10.1638/2007-0140r.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research