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What are the major cervid species in TN?
Deer and Elk.
What are the annual dynamic of antler biopsy?
Possess antlers. Regrow and shed annually. Not horns. Don't shed horns. Except for caribou and reindeer, females don't have antlers. Can be harvested.
What is the etiology of EHD?
The most important infectious disease of WTD in Southeastern US
Caused by at least 6 different viruses
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease virus - serotypes 1&2
Bluetongue virus - serotypes 10, 11, 13, 17
All are related but distinct orbiviruses
BT serotype 2 does not cause EHD

No cross immunity among serotypes

Acute: edema, ulcers, & hemorrhage of epithelial tissue, especially in heart & GI tract

Chronic: evidence of growth interruption of hooves; ulceration & loss of papillae of rumen mucosa

Hemorrhagic DZ = Emaciation, death, cyanosis, dental pad ulceration, loss of ruminal papillae, hoof defect.

EXTREMELY SEASONAL (summer/fall and gone 0.5mo post-killing frost)
What is the etiology of CWD?
Horizontally transmitted prion DZ

NOT ZOONOTIC!
What are the regulatory concerns for TB in hoof stock?
Intradermal test has to be read by palpation at 72 hours (±6 hrs)

THIS IS REPORTABLE!

Transmission - oral, aerosol, percutaneous

Infectious to cattle, bison, and deer
What are the regulatory concerns for brucellosis in hoof stock?
Brucella abortus is mainly a concern for Yellowstone area.
Diseases of concern in raccoons in TN
Canine Distemper
Canine Parvo
Rabies

Baylisascaris procyonis - usually no CS - cause Ocular and visceral larval migrans in people
CS of CWD
Neurological, behavioral changes
Emaciation
DX of CWD
IHC of obey of brainstem or tonsils
Meningeal worm of deer
Parelaphostrongylus tenuis - may cause neuro signs.
Name 3 Prosimians
Bushbabies
Loris
Lemurs
Which group of primates has prehensile tails?
Cebidae of the New World Primates.

Also:
No opposable thumbs
Flat noses
Name 5 New World Primates
Cebidae
Squirrel Monkeys
Capuchins
Spider Monkeys
Callitrichidae (marmosets/tamarins)
Name Old world Primates
Guenons/Mangabeys (vervet monkey)
Baboons
Colobus Monkey
Macaques (rhesus monkey)
Important things about Cercopithidae
NO prehensile Tail

Old world primates
Most have opposable thumbs
Have ishial callosities (butt pads)
What kind of monkey is a leaf-eater exclusively?
Langurs
What type of NHP is primarily used in biomedical research?
Macaques
Name the Apes
Asia: Gibbons and Orangutans

Africa: Chimpanzees and Gorillas
Places to inject NHPs? Draw blood? Place catheters?
Dorsal midline (or scapula)
intramuscular in thighs
intravenous in femoral or saphenous veins

Femoral aa.

Saphenous vv.
What kind of chemical restraint would you use for an NHP?
Ketamine alone or with an adjunctive drug, such as dexmedetomidine and/or midazolam
Common causes of diarrhea in NHPs
Bacteria>parasites>viruses
Bacterial causes of diarrhea in NHPs
Shigella is #1. Yersinia, Campylobacter.

Have to request culture mediums. Careful about treating, as it may cause carrier states.
Parasitic causes of diarrhea in NHPs
Balantidium coli - #1 cause in apes.

Amoeba enterocolitica
Giardia
Herpes B virus details
Only around 50 cases ever identified. Almost all fatal.

Macaques are the ONLY reservoir! Assume all are infected. All others are dead end hosts.

Analogous to Herpes simplex 1infection (causes oral mucousal lesions). Most are asymptomatic, but can cause the same problems.

Transmitted by infected body fluids (usually saliva).
CS of Herpes B virus infection in people.
Tingling
Vesicles at site of inoculation
encephalomyelitis>paralysis

CS in 0.5mo
DX of Herpes B virus
Macaque with gross lesions.

No vaccine and no treatment.
Details on SIV-1/2/SRV
Retrovirus

No CS in African NHPs, but HIV/AIDs symptoms in Asian NHPs (mostly macaques)

Parent virus to HIV

No human CS.
STLV-1 details
Not pathogenic for humans OR NHPs
TB details
Anthroponosis - people to monkeys

Aerosol transmission

Apes/Old world most susceptible.

Progressive Wasting disease.
How to test for TB
Intradermal TB skin test

Dose is 0.1mL. Read at 72 hrs ± 6 hrs. PPD for people, OT for monkeys.

If suspicious, retest.
Things that can cause false positives in TB test
trauma
cross reaction with other mycobacterium
contaminated equipment
fax with BCG
Sensitization to Freund's Adjuvant
Things that can cause false negatives in TB Test
SQ injection
Steroid therapy
Measles vax
anergy
isoniazid therapy
How many chambers in the heart of crocodylia?
4
What are the CS of metabolic bone disease in reptiles?
Bilat swollen mandibles/limbs
What is the TX of Metabolic bone disease in reptiles?
Diet correction
UV light
Ca Supplements
All reptiles probably carry?
salmonella
What is the most important viral disease in zoo collections of snakes? Host? How DX?
Ophidian Paramyxovirus. Vipers. Hemagglutination inhibition test.
What specie is the host of IBD? What are the two types?
Boid snakes.

Chronic - Boas - regurge; slowly progressive

Acute - Pythons - CNS signs - NO REGURG! Usually dx post mortem with eosinophilic inclusions
Entameoba invadens is hosted by what family? How TX?
Turtles. Metronidazole.
What causes a turtle's shell to be too small?
Metabolic bone disease. May also cause swollen mandibles/limbs.
Where do you get blood from a turtle?
Jugular preferred. Use heparin in your tube, as CaEDTA may lyse chelonian RBCs.
What causes conjunctivitis in chelonians? How TX?
Hypovitaminosis A.

Give Vitamin A, *******. Treat symptomatically, otherwise.
What is the major respiratory disease that causes severe URT disease among chelonians?
Mycoplamosis.
What causes necrotizing oral lesions in chelonians?
Herpesvirus in tortoises. Especially desert tortoises.
What are your surgical approaches for an ex lap in chelonians?
through plastron or inguinal region.
What are your major carriers of rabies? What is the only instance when you don't euthanize? What is a major DDX?
Raccoon, bat, skunk, fox, coyote.

healthy raccoons <6mos w/o significant human contact.

Distemper - carried by raccoon, fox, skunk
When do deer rut? Why then?
Fall - Antlers mature.
What are the 3 forms of EHD? CS? Vector?
Peracute - none
Acute - edema, ulcers, hemorrhage of epithelium
Chronic - growth interruption of hooves, loss of ruminal papillae.

The biting midge - Cullicoides variipenis
How do you DX CWD?
Tonsil biopsy
How do you DX TB?
intradermal testing @cervical region read by palpation at 72 hours.
Which group of primates has the fewest diseases?
Prosimians (primitive monkeys) - less than a dog
How can you tell Old world monkeys? Name a few.
ischial callosities (butt pad)
No prehensile tails
opposable thumbs

Baboons, Mangabeys, Guenons, Patas
Where do you give IV injections in Monkeys?
Femoral or saphenous.
Where do you draw blood from monkeys?
Femoral vv.
What is the ONLY reservoir for herpes B?
Macaques.
How DX TB in primates? Where do they get it from?
Intradermal TB test - read at 72 hours (+/- 6)

Aerosol spread from people.
What is a major cause of false negatives for TB tests?
SQ injection
Steroids
Measles vax
What family are the mongoose in?
viveridae
What are the standard vaccine protocols for canids and raccoons?
Distemper, adenovirus, parvo.
What is the most common important infection in ferrets and raccoons and what are the CS?
Distemper - CNS, respiratory, GI, hard foot pad.
What kind of CS does feline calicivirus cause?
URT signs and oral ulcers.
What is a common cause of metabolic bone disease in young cats?
nutritional 2ndary hyperparathyroidism - due to all meat diets with high PO4 and low Ca
What is the most potent darting agent?
Carfentanil citrate (10,000x more potent than morphine)
What is capture myopathy? CS? TX?
excessive exertion during/after physical/chemical restraint.

Acute

Shock, Hyperthermia, failure to rise

reverse immobilization, fluids and bicarb. Probably die anyway.

Chronic

days after darting. Red wine colored urine - myoglobinuria

Fluids, NSAIDs.
Name the ultra potent opioids
Carfentanil
Etorphine
Thaiafentanil
Name the opioid antagonists.
Naltrexone - preferred
Naloxone - short acting