Research Group 3: Wildlife Diseases

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Publications (peer reviewed):

  1. Sonntag M, Mühldorfer K, Speck S, Wibbelt G, Kurth A. New adenovirus in bats, Germany. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009; 15 (12): 2052-55.
  2. Schulz E, Gottschling M, Wibbelt G, Stockfleth E, Nindl I. Isolation and genomic characterization of the first Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) papillomavirus and its phylogenetic position within Pipapillomavirus, primarily infecting rodents. J Gen Virol. 2009; 90: 2609-14.
  3. Müller D, Szentiks C, Wibbelt G. Polycystic kidney disease in adult Brazilian agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina). Vet Pathol. 2009;  46 (4):656-61.
  4. Caspers B, Wibbelt G, Voigt CC. Histological examinations of facial glands in Saccopteryx bilineata (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae), and their potential use in territorial marking. Zoomorphology. 2009; 128 (1):37-43.
  5. Reid CE, Hermes R, Blottner S, Goeritz F, Wibbelt G, Walzer C, Bryant BR, Portas TJ, Streich WJ, Hildebrandt TB. Split-sample comparison of directional and liquid nitrogen vapour freezing method on post-thaw semen quality in white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum and Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Theriogenology. 2009 Jan;71(2):275-91.
  6. Kelm DH, Schaer J, Ortmann S, Wibbelt G, Speakman JR, Voigt CC. Efficiency of facultative frugivory in the nectar-feeding bat Glossophaga commissarisi: the quality of fruits as an alternative food source. J Comp Physiol [B]. 2008 Nov;178(8):985-96.
  7. Kurth A, Wibbelt G, Gerber HP, Petschaelis A, Pauli G, Nitsche A. Rat-to-elephant-to-human transmission of cowpox virus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(4):670-1.
  8. Gottschling M, Wibbelt G, Wittstatt U, Stockfleth E, Nindl I. Novel papillomavirus isolates from Erinaceus europaeus (Erinaceidae, Insectivora) and the Cervidae (Artiodactyla), Cervus timorensis and Pudu puda, and phylogenetic analysis of partial sequence data. Virus Genes. 2008 Apr;36(2):281-7.
  9. Semrau A, Wibbelt G, Hilbe M, Lieckfeldt D, Hermes R, Müller KE, Heckert HP, Hoyer MJ, Frölich K. Experimental superinfection of a Lesser Malayan mousedeer (Tragulus javanicus) persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2008 Mar;39(1):124-7.
  10. Krone O, Guminsky O, Meinig H, Herrmann M, Trinzen M, Wibbelt G. Endoparasite spectrum of wild cats (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777) and domestic cats (Felis catus L.) from the Eifel, Pfalzregion and Saarland, Germany. Eur J Wildl Res (2008) 54:95–100.
  11. East ML, Wibbelt G, Lieckfeldt D, Ludwig A, Goller K, Wilhelm K, Schares G, Thierer D, Hofer H. A Hepatozoon species genetically distinct from H. canis infecting spotted hyenas in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania. J Wildl Dis. 2008 Jan;44(1):45-52.
  12. Schettler E, Müller K, Fritsch G, Kaiser S, Brunnberg L, Frölich K, Wibbelt G. Progressive ataxia in a captive North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) associated with brain stem spheroid formation. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2007 Dec;38(4):579-82.
  13. Wibbelt G, Kurth A, Yasmum N, Bannert M, Nagel S, Nitsche A, Ehlers B. Discovery of herpesviruses in bats. J Gen Virol. 2007 Oct; 88(Pt 10):2651-5.
  14. Frölich K, Fickel J, Ludwig A, Lieckfeldt D, Streich WJ, Jurcik R, Slamecka J, Wibbelt G. New variants of European brown hare syndrome virus strains in free-ranging European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) from Slovakia. J Wildl Dis. 2007 Jan; 43(1):89-96.
  15. Rödel HG, Wibbelt G, Starkloff A, von Holst D. Postnatal remains of the foetal membranes affect growth and survival of wild European rabbit pups. Mamm Biol. 2007; 72(5):313-31.
  16. Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Walzer C, Göritz F, Patton ML, Silinski S, Anderson MJ, Reid CE, Wibbelt G, Tomasova K, Schwarzenberger F. The effect of long non-reproductive periods on the genital health in captive female white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum, C.s. cottoni). Theriogenology. 2006 May; 65(8):1492-515.
  17. Voigt CC, Peschel U, Wibbelt G, Frölich K. An alternative, less invasive blood sample collection technique for serologic studies utilizing triatomine bugs (heteroptera; insecta). J Wildl Dis. 2006 Apr; 42(2):466-9.
  18. Höner OP, Wachter B, Speck S, Wibbelt G, Ludwig A, Fyumagwa RD, Wohlsein P, Lieckfeldt D, Hofer H, East ML. Severe Streptococcus infection in spotted hyenas in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. Vet Microbiol. 2006 Feb; 115(1-3): 223-8.
  19. Voigt CC, Michener R, Wibbelt G, Kunz TH, von Helversen O. Blood-sucking bugs as a gentle method for blood-collection in water budget studies using doubly labelled water. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2005 Nov; 142(3):318-24.
  20. Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Rantanakron P, Rietschel W, Fickel J, Frey R, Wibbelt G, Reid C, Göritz F. Ultrasonographic assessment and ultrasound-guided biopsy of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes in asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Vet Rec. 2005 Oct;157(18):544-8.
  21. Wibbelt G, Frölich K. Infectious Diseases in European Brown Hare. Wildlife Biology in Practice. 2005 Jun; 1 (1): 86-93.
  22. Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Blottner S, Walzer C, Silinski S, Patton ML, Wibbelt G, Schwarzenberger F, Göritz F. Reproductive soundness of captive southern and northern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum, C.s. cottoni): evaluation of male genital tract morphology and semen quality before and after cryopreservation. Theriogenology. 2005 Jan; 63(1): 219-38.
  23. Sturm M, Hausmann D, Bökenkamp R, Bertram H, Wibbelt G, Paul T. Incidence and time course of intimal plaque formation in the right coronary artery after radiofrequency current application detected by intracoronary ultrasound. Z Kardiol. 2004 Nov; 93(11): 884-9.
  24. Krone O, Essbauer S, Wibbelt G, Isa G, Rudolph M, Gough RE. Avipoxvirus infection in peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) from a reintroduction programme in Germany. Vet Rec. 2004 Jan; 154(4): 110-3.
  25. Voigt CC, Fassbender M, Dehnhard M, Wibbelt G, Jewgenow K, Hofer H, Schaub GA. Validation of a minimally invasive blood-sampling technique for the analysis of hormones in domestic rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha). Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2004 Jan; 135(1): 100-7.
  26. Wibbelt G, Kelly DF. Oncocytic metaplasia of canine palatine ductal epithelium. J Comp Pathol. 2002 May; 126(4): 265-70.
  27. Wibbelt G, Kelly DF. Sudden death in a Rottweiler puppy with myocardial yersinosis. Eur J Vet Pathol. 2001 Dec; 7(3): 135-7.
  28. Wibbelt G, McKay JS. Oerskovia spp. Infection in a pigeon - case report and review. Eur J Vet Pathol. 2001 Nov; 7(2): 79-82.
  29. Carson C, McKay JS, Brooks HW, Kelly DF, Stidworthy MF, Wibbelt G, Morgan KL. Establishment and maintenance of a longitudinal study of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (the ULiSES scheme). Prev Vet Med. 2001 Oct; 51(3-4): 245-57.
  30. Bökenkamp R, Wibbelt G, Sturm M, Windhagen-Mahnert B, Bertram H, Hausdorf G, Paul T. Effects of intracardiac radiofrequency current application on coronary artery vessels in young pigs. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2000 May; 11(5): 565-71.

 

 

Book chapters:

    Wibbelt G, Speck S, Field H. Methods for Assessing Diseases in bats. In: Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats (eds. TH Kunz, S Parsons). The Johns Hopkins University Press; chapter 38, pp. 775-794.

    Krone O, Essbauer S, Wibbelt G, Isa G, Gough RE. Vogelpockenviren in Wanderfalken aus dem Wiederansiedlungsprojekt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In: Greifvögel und Falknerei (Hrsg. Deutscher Falkenorden). Verlag Neumann-Neumann, Melsungen; 2003.

     

 

Non-peer reviewed:

    Strauss G, Speck S, Wibbelt G (2009). Polyarthritis bei einer juvenilen Uganda-Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi). Milu, 12 (5): 503-511

    Strauss G, Wibbelt G (2007). Odontogenetic tumor in the upper jaw of a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). Milu, 12 (2): 178-184

    Speck S, Wisser J, Jakob W, Wibbelt G (2007). A 5-year study of bacterial infections in deceased animal offspring. Verh.ber. Erkrg. Zootiere, 43; 64-67.

    Strauss G, Wibbelt G (2007) Probable poisoning of the Bohor reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula) by the European spindle tree Euonymus europaea. Milu. 2007; 12 (1):56-64

    Wibbelt G, Wisser J, Strauss G, Tscherner W (2003). Skin disease in ursidae - a particular case history. Verh.ber. Erkrg. Zootiere, 41; 169-173.

    Lehnen A, Speck S, Wibbelt G, Spergser J, Nordhoff M, Wieler L, Rosengarten R, Frölich K (2003). Bacteriological aspects of balanoposthitis in European bison (Bison bonasus) in Bialowieza, Poland. Verh.ber. Erkrg. Zootiere, 41; 161-164.

     

 

Invited talks

    Wibbelt G, Emerging infectious diseases in bats. Medical Biodefense Conference 2010 Bundeswehr-Sanitätsakademie, München, 21.-22.10.2009

    Wibbelt G, Virological, bacteriological, and histo-pathological investigations in native bat species from Germany. Bats and Emerging Viral Diseases Workshop NIAID/NIH, Washington DC, USA, 10.-11-09.2009

    Wibbelt G, Diseases of Native Bats in Germany. Haus-Seminar des Friedrich Löffler-Institutes Insel Riems 10.01.2008

    Wibbelt G, Krankheiten einheimischer Fledermäuse. Virologisches Seminar des Robert Koch-Institutes, 12.2.2007

    Wibbelt G, Kurth A, Nitsche A Pockenvirusinfektion bei einem asiatischen Elefanten. 15. gemeinsame Tagung der Amtstierärzte und Amtsärzte Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns, Schloss Schlemmin, 20.6.2007

     

 

Student-Workshops:

    Wibbelt G, Wildlife Pathology. 4th International Meeting of Young Veterinary Pathologists, Pombia, Italy, 03.07.2009

    Wibbelt G, Diseases of herbivores – with emphasis on ruminants. 1st EAZWV Student Summer School, Basel, Switzerland, 10.07.2007 

    Wibbelt G, Case reports on common diseases in zoo and wildlife animals. EAZWV-Student Workshop, Symposium on Diseases of Zoo and Wildlife Animals, Prague, Czech Republic, 04.05.2005