Diagnosis in Wildlife Testing Negative for West Nile Virus
As of December 31, 2005
Species Date Collected County Diagnosis
Bat, Big Brown 7/16/2005 Gratiot Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary; Trauma (Gunshot)
Bat, Big Brown 7/16/2005 Gratiot Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary; Trauma (Gunshot)
Cardinal, Northern 5/27/2005 Jackson Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary
Cowbird, Brown-headed 6/6/2005 Luce Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary
Cormorant, Double-crested 8/19/2005 Emmet Malnutrition
Pleuritis; Pericarditis; Pneumonia; Abscess; Trauma (Old); Trauma
Deer, White-tailed 9/25/2005 Barry (Recent-Gunshot)
Deer, White-tailed 10/10/2005 Ionia Encephalitis, Eastern Equine
Encephalitis, Non-Suppurative; Toxoplasmosis; Malnutrition;
Deer, White-tailed 10/31/2005 Ionia Pericarditis; Pneumonia
Deer, White-tailed 8/19/2005 Kent Encephalitis, Eastern Equine
No Diagnosis (No cause for the animal's abnormal behavior could be
Deer, White-tailed 9/1/2005 Kent determined); Trauma (Gunshot)
Deer, White-tailed 9/13/2005 Kent Encephalitis, Eastern Equine
Deer, White-tailed 9/18/2005 Kent Encephalitis, Eastern Equine
Deer, White-tailed 10/10/2005 Kent Encephalitis, Eastern Equine
Deer, White-tailed 10/10/2005 Kent No Diagnosis
Deer, White-tailed 10/17/2005 Kent No Diagnosis
Deer, White-tailed 10/18/2005 Kent Enteritis, Hemorrhagic; Cecitis, Hemorrhagic
Deer, White-tailed 10/21/2005 Kent Encephalitis, Eastern Equine (Presumptive)
Deer, White-tailed 11/3/2005 Kent No Diagnosis
Deer, White-tailed 11/22/2005 Kent Trauma (Old-Bow); Malnutrition; Trauma (Recent-Gunshot)
Deer, White-tailed 11/28/2005 Kent No Diagnosis
Deer, White-tailed 9/17/2005 Montcalm Encephalitis, Eastern Equine
Deer, White-tailed 10/11/2005 Montcalm Sinusitis, Suppurative; Trauma (Bow)
Bronchopneumonia, Severe Diffuse Necrotizing and Suppurative;
Deer, White-tailed 11/2/2005 Montcalm Trauma (Bow)
Deer, White-tailed 10/5/2005 Muskegon Abscess
Deer, White-tailed 10/10/2005 Ottawa Abscess, Cranial
Congestion, Pulmonary; Hemorrhage, Endocardial (No reason for
the locomotor difficulties or condition of the animal could be
Deer, White-tailed 11/19/2005 Ottawa diagnosed)
Deer, White-tailed 10/15/2005 St. Clair Trauma (Probable Car Kill)
Dove, Mourning 7/28/2005 Emmet Trichomoniasis; Suffocation
Dove, Mourning unknown Livingston Pox, Avian; Suffocation
Dove, Mourning 7/27/2005 Newaygo Malnutrition; Dehydration
Dove, Mourning 10/6/2005 Wayne Trauma
Species Date Collected County Diagnosis
Malnutrition; Dehydration (Despite the array of tests performed, we
were not able to determine any poison, metal, or disease that caused
Dove, Rock 9/19/2005 Wayne the mortality observed in the pigeon population)
Eagle, Bald unknown Iosco Malnutrition; Dehydration
Eagle, Bald 6/28/2005 Marquette Trauma; Blindness; Malnutrition
Eagle, Bald 8/5/2005 Ogemaw Trauma (Old); Malnutrition
Hepatitis, Multifocal Granulomatous (With Intralesional Trematode
Eagle, Bald 9/4/2005 Oscoda Eggs)
Goldfinch 10/26/2005 Arenac Trauma
Goose, Canada 8/19/2005 Houghton Malnutrition; Dehydration
Goshawk, Northern 8/24/2005 Benzie Malnutrition
Goshawk, Northern 9/12/2005 Muskegon Malnutrition; Dehydration
Trauma (Avian Predator); Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema,
Grackle, Common 10/14/2005 Alcona Pulmonary
Grackle, Common 8/8/2005 Charlevoix Aspergillosis
Trauma (Old); Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary; Trauma
Grackle, Common 9/21/2005 Crawford (Recent)
Grackle, Common 8/30/2005 Oscoda Trauma; Peritonitis; Abscess; Malnutrition
Grackle, Common 10/9/2005 Oscoda Trauma (Old); Abscess; Malnutrition; Trauma (Recent)
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted 5/18/2005 Missaukee Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary
Gull, Ring-billed 8/31/2005 Allegan Poisoning, 2-Butoxyethanol Phosphate
Gull, Ring-billed 8/2/2005 Chippewa Malnutrition; Dehydration
Splenitis, Severe Diffuse Fibrinous; Septicemia (Intravascular
Gull, Ring-billed 9/27/2005 Chippewa Bacterial Colonies)
Gull, Ring-billed 8/7/2005 Oakland Malnutrition; Abscess
Hawk, Cooper's 8/17/2005 Otsego Malnutrition
Hawk, Cooper's 7/16/2005 Wayne No Diagnosis
Hawk, Red-tailed 10/3/2005 Cheboygan Malnutrition; Dehydration
Heron, Great Blue 7/22/2005 Emmet Trauma
Jay, Blue 6/28/2005 Clinton Congestion, Pulmonary
Jay, Blue 6/22/2005 Shiawassee Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary; Dehydration
Junco, Dark-eyed 10/26/2005 Arenac Trauma
Kingfisher, Belted 7/27/2005 Roscommon Drowning; Congestion, Pulmonary
Loon, Common 10/3/2005 Benzie Malnutrition; Trauma (Recent)
Osprey 7/21/2005 Chippewa Trauma
Owl, Great Horned 10/10/2005 Clinton Malnutrition
Owl, Great Horned 7/25/2005 Kent Malnutrition; Dehydration
Owl, Great Horned 6/8/2005 Oakland Malnutrition; Dehydration
Owl, Great Horned 05/06/2005 Roscommon Malnutrition; Dehydration
Owl, Great Horned 10/26/2005 Roscommon Congestion, Pulmonary; Hepatitis, Focal Granulomatous
Plover, Piping 6/29/2005 Emmet Edema, Pulmonary
Species Date Collected County Diagnosis
Plover, Piping 7/9/2005 Benzie Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary
Rail, Sora 9/20/2005 Ottawa Trauma (Canid Kill)
Raven, Common 5/9/2005 Oscoda No Diagnosis
Robin, American 7/11/2005 Berrien Hyperplasia, Splenic; Congestion, Diffuse Pulmonary
Robin, American 5/25/2005 Kalamazoo Trauma; Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary
Robin, American 8/4/2005 Wayne Splenitis
Robin, American 8/19/2005 Wayne Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary
Shrike, Northern 5/18/2005 Missaukee No Diagnosis
Sparrow, House 8/3/2005 Ingham No Diagnosis
Myocarditis, Mild Multifocal Lymphoplasmacytic Interstitial; Edema,
Pulmonary; Pneumonia, Multifocal Necrotizing and Histiocytic
Squirrel, Eastern Fox 7/18/2005 Allegan (Intralesional protozoal cysts); Toxoplasmosis
Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary; Cardiomyopathy,
Squirrel, Eastern Gray 8/7/2005 Clare Interstitial Expansion Multifocal Acute Mild; Dehydration
Squirrel, Eastern Gray 05/20/2005 Montmorency Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary
Squirrel, Eastern Gray 02/18/2005 Unknown Congestion, Pulmonary
Swan, Trumpeter 2-Sep-05 Montcalm Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary; Drowning (Possible)
Thrush, Hermit 5/18/2005 Lake Trauma; Congestion, Pulmonary
Trauma (Old); Abscess; Congestion, Pulmonary; Edema, Pulmonary;
Turkey, Wild 8/2/2005 Jackson Trauma (Recent)
Turkey, Wild 3/1/2005 Muskegon Malnutrition; Dehydration
No Diagnosis (No cause for the bird's behavior was evident on
postmortem examination); Nematodiasis, Respiratory (Gapeworms);
Turkey, Wild 8/12/2005 Tuscola Trauma (Euthanasia Method Used)
Warbler, Black-and-White 7/27/2005 Newaygo Congestion, Pulmonary