Research in Progress

Campa, H., Winterstein, S.R., Walsh, D., Beyer, D. (in progress) Quantifying elk movement patterns, interactions with white-tailed deer and estimating the population size and demographics in Michigan. Michigan State University, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources.

Fine, A.E. (in progress) Indirect transmission of bovine TB: an investigation of the survival of Mycobacterium bovis in the environment in northeast lower Michigan. Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University.

Dunbar, M.R. (in progress) Controlling wildlife vectors of bovine tuberculosis and rabies. USDA/APHIS/WS/NWRC. Project goal: To study the ecology of wildlife diseases, assess the risk of disease transmission among wildlife, domestic animals, and humans, and develop methods that reduce or eliminate transmission.

2005

Fitzgerald, S.D., Boland, K.G., Clarke, K.A., Wismer, A., Kaneene, J.B., Berry, D.E., Church, S.V., Hattey, F.A., Bolin, C.A. (2005) Resistance of mallard ducks (Anas platyrynchos) to experimental inoculation with Mycobacterium bovis. Avian diseases, 49, 144-146.

2004

DeLiberto, T.J. (2004) USDA Wildlife Services Update: Environmental sampling: Small mammal study. In Bovine Tuberculosis in Michigan" Conference 2004. State of Michigan, J.B.Henry Center for Executive Development, East Lansing, MI.

Kaneene, J.B., Thoen, C.O., (2004) Tuberculosis, Zoonosis Update.  J. of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 224, 685-691.

O'Brien, D. J.; Yereb, D. J.; Cosgrove, M. K.; Carlson, E. S.; Schmitt, S. M.; Milkins, M. J., (2004)  From the field: An occupational safety program for wildlife professionals involved with bovine tuberculosis surveillance. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 32:3, 992-999.

O'Brien, D. J.; Schmitt, S. M.; Berry, D. E.; Fitzgerald, S. D.; Vanneste, J. R.; Lyon, T. J.; Magsig, D.; Fierke, J. S.; Cooley, T. M.; Zwick, L. S.; Thomsen, B. V.,  (2004) Estimating the true prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis in hunter-harvested white-tailed deer in Michigan. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 40:1, 42-52.

Palmer, M. V.; Waters, W. R.; Whipple, D. L.; Slaughter, R. E.; Jones, S. L., ( 2004)  Evaluation of an in vitro blood-based assay to detect production of interferon-gamma by Mycobacterium bovis-infected white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 16:1, 17-21.

Palmer, M. V.; Waters, W. R.; Whipple, D. L. (2004) Investigation of the transmission of Mycobacterium bovis from deer to cattle through indirect contact.: American Journal of Veterinary Research, 65:11, 1483-1489.

Palmer, M. V.; Waters, W. R.; Whipple, D. L. (2004) Shared feed as a means of deer-to-deer transmission of Mycobacterium bovis. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 40: 1,87-91.

2003

Blanchong, J. (2003) Genealogical relationships influence the probability of infection with bovine tuberculosis and microgeographic genetic structure in free-ranging white-tailed deer. Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 

Fitzgerald, S.D., Clarke, K.A., Diegel, K.L., Zwick, L.S., Simmons, H.A., Schmitt, S., O'Briend, D.J., Fierke, J.S., Bruning-Fann, C.S., Kaneene, J.B., Bolin, C.A., Reed, W.M. (2003) Bovine tuberculosis in Michigan: the search for wildlife Reservoirs. Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources Project W-127-R.

Fitzgerald, S.D., Zwick, L.S., Berry, D.E., Chruch, S.V., Kaneene, J.B., Reed, W.M. (2003) Experimental inoculation of pigeons (Columba livia) with Mycobacterium bovis. Avian Diseases, 47, 470-475.

Fizgerald, S.D., Zwick, L.S., Diegel, K.L., Berry, D.E., Church, S.V., Sikarskie, J.G., Kaneene, J.B., Reed, W.M (2003) Experimental aerosol inoculation of Mycobacterium bovis in North American opossums (Didelphis virginiana). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 39, 418-423.

Hickling, G.J., Schmitt, S.M., O'Briend, D.J. (2003) Spatial and temporal spread of bovine tuberculosis in wild white-tailed deer in Michigan. In Third International Wildlife Management Congress, pp. 61. Christchurch, New Zealand.

Hughey, B.D. (2003) Are there "hot spots" of bovine tuberculosis in the free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herd of northeastern Michigan? Master of Science thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Miller, R., Kaneene, J.B., Fitzgerald, S.D., Schmitt, S.M. (2003) Evaluation of the influence of supplemental feeding of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in the Michigan wild deer population. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 39: 84-95.

Muzo, D.P. (2003) Movement of white-tailed deer from a bovine tuberculosis infected population under baiting and winter feeding restrictions and TB status of black bears in Michigan. Master of Science thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Palmer, M.V., Waters, W.R., Whipple, D.L. (2003) Aerosol exposure of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to Mycobacterium bovis. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 39, 817-823.

Wilkins, M. J.; Bartlett, P. C.; Frawley, B.; O'Brien, D. J.; Miller, C. E.; Boulton, M. L. (2003) Mycobacterium bovis (bovine TB) exposure as a recreational risk for hunters: results of a Michigan Hunter Survey, 2001.  International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 7: 10, 1001-1009.

Witmer, G.W.; DeLiberto, T.J.; Vercauteren, K.C. (2003) The role of wildlife in bovine tuberculosis in the United States. Third International Wildlife Management Congress, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pages: 223

2002 and earlier

deLisle, G.W., Bengis, R.G., Schmitt, S.M., O'Briend, D.J. (2002) Tuberculosis in free-ranging wildlife: detection, diagnosis and management. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'Office International des Epizooties, 21, 317-334.

Frawley, B. (2002) Deer baiting in the northeast lower peninsula of Michigan. MDNR Wildlife Division Report, 3372, 1-13.

Hickling, G.J. (2002). Dynamics of bovine tuberculosis in wild white-tailed deer in Michigan, Rep. No. 3363. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, Lansing, MI.

O'Brien, D.J., Raths, M.K., Schmitt, S.M. (2002) Occupational Safety Issues Related to Bovine Tuberculosis Surveillance in Wildlife: guidelines for MDNR staff. 2003 PR Report.

Palmer, M. V.; Waters, W. R.; Whipple, D. L. (2002)  Aerosol delivery of virulent Mycobacterium bovis to cattle. Tuberculosis, 82: 6, 275-282

Palmer, M. V.; Waters, W. R.; Whipple, D. L. (2002) Milk containing Mycobacterium bovis as a source of infection for white-tailed deer fawns (Odocoileus virginianus). Tuberculosis, 82: 4-5, 161-165

Palmer, M. V.; Waters, W. R.; Whipple, D. L. (2002)  Lesion development in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) experimentally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Veterinary Pathology, 39: 3, 334-340

Palmer, M. V.; Waters, W. R.; Whipple, D. L. (2002) Susceptibility of raccoons (Procyon lotor) to infection with Mycobacterium bovis. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 38: 2, 266-274

Epidemiologic investigation of Mycobacterium bovis in a population of cats. Kaneene JB, Bruning-Fann CS, Dunn J, Mullaney TP, Berry D, Massey JP, Thoen CO, Halstead S, Schwartz K. Am J Vet Res. 2002 Nov;63(11):1507-11.

Tonsillar lesions in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Palmer MV, Whipple DL, Butler KL, Fitzgerald SD, Bruning-Fann CS, Schmitt SM. Vet Rec. 2002 Aug 3;151(5):149-50.

Prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cervids on privately owned ranches. Kaneene JB, VanderKlok M, Bruning-Fann CS, Palmer MV, Whipple DL, Schmitt SM, Miller R. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2002 Mar 1;220(5):656-9

Environmental and farm management factors associated with tuberculosis on cattle farms in northeastern Michigan. Kaneene JB, Bruning-Fann CS, Granger LM, Miller R, Porter-Spalding BA. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2002 Sep 15;221(6):837-42.

Experimental inoculation of North American opossums (Didelphis virginiana) with Mycobacterium bovis. Diegel KL, Fitzgerald SD, Berry DE, Church SV, Reed WM, Sikarskie JG, Kaneene JB. J Wildl Dis. 2002 Apr;38(2):275-81.

Experimental inoculation of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) and American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) with Mycobacterium bovis. Butler KL, Fitzgerald SD, Berry DE, Church SV, Reed WM, Kaneene JB. Avian Dis. 2001 Jul-Sep;45(3):709-18.

Bovine Tuberculosis in Michigan Wildlife and Livestock. Schmitt SM, O'Brien DJ, Bruning-Fann CS, Fitzgerald SD. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002 Oct;969:262-268.

Bovine Tuberculosis in Michigan Wildlife. Payeur JB, Church S, Mosher L, Robinson-Dunn B, Schmitt S, Whipple D. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002 Oct;969:259-261.

Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in free-ranging white-tailed deer, Michigan, USA, 1995-2000. O'Brien DJ, Schmitt SM, Fierke JS, Hogle SA, Winterstein SR, Cooley TM, Moritz WE, Diegel KL, Fitzgerald SD, Berry DE, Kaneene JB. Prev Vet Med. 2002 May 30;54(1):47-63.

Bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging carnivores from Michigan. Bruning-Fann CS, Schmitt SM, Fitzgerald SD, Fierke JS, Friedrich PD, Kaneene JB, Clarke KA, Butler KL, Payeur JB, Whipple DL, Cooley TM, Miller JM, Muzo DP. J Wildl Dis. 2001 Jan;37(1):58-64.

Comparison of postmortem techniques for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Fitzgerald SD, Kaneene JB, Butler KL, Clarke KR, Fierke JS, Schmitt SM, Bruning-Fann CS, Mitchell RR, Berry DE, Payeur JB. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2000 Jul;12(4):322-7.

Mycobacterium bovis in coyotes from Michigan. Bruning-Fann CS, Schmitt SM, Fitzgerald SD, Payeur JB, Whipple DL, Cooley TM, Carlson T, Friedrich P. J Wildl Dis. 1998 Jul;34(3):632-6.

Bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging white-tailed deer from Michigan. Schmitt SM, Fitzgerald SD, Cooley TM, Bruning-Fann CS, Sullivan L, Berry D, Carlson T, Minnis RB, Payeur JB, Sikarskie J. J Wildl Dis. 1997 Oct;33(4):749-58.