Students will prepare a final paper (8 to 10 pages), complete with proper citations and references, on the primary research article they have chosen on a Wildlife Disease topic (DEMOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS INFECTION OF RACCOONS (PROCYON LOTOR) IN ONTARIO, CANADA). This paper will be a summary and critique of that selected research paper.
include a Cover page(not included in page count) and an account of
– a) what was done and the justification behind the research (Introduction);
– b) how the research was carried out (Methods);
– c) what the authors found (Results);
– d) what these results mean in relation to the concept that was investigated and the author’s conclusions (Discussion);
-e) the student’s own evaluation of the research (Critique); and
– g) a Literature Cited Section with a minimum of 10 references including primary
article. The paper will be graded for neatness, grammar, spelling, typos, flow of the narrative, and proper citation format.
The paper should follow formatting instructions throughout the paper and for citations
from “JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS AND REVIEWERS”.
Potential Literature to cite: Any articles in literature cited must be cited in paper
French SK, Pearl DL, Peregrine AS, Jardine CM. 2019. Baylisascaris procyonis infection in raccoons: A review of demographic and environmental factors influencing parasite carriage. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports 16:100275.
Graeff-Teixeira C, Morassutti AL, Kazacos KR. 2016. Update on baylisascariasis, a highly pathogenic zoonotic infection. Clin Microbiol Rev 29:375-399.
Hirsch BT, Prange S, Hauver SA, Gehrt SD. 2013. Raccoon social networks and the potential for disease transmission. PLoS One 8:75830.
Ingle ME, Dunbar SG, Gathany MA, Vasser MM, Bartsch [L, Guffey KR, Knox CJ, Nolan AN, Rowlands CE, Trigg EC. 2014. Predicting Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm prevalence, presence and abundance in raccoons (Procyon lotor) of southwestern Ohio using landscape features. Int ] Parasitol Parasites Wild 3:113-117.
Jardine CM, Pearl DL, Puskas K, Campbell DG, Shirose L, Peregrine AS. 2014. The impact of land use, season, age, and sex on the prevalence and intensity of Baylisascaris procyonis infections in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Ontario, Canada. ] Wildl Dis 50:784-791.
Mackenstedt U, Jenkins D, Romig T. 2015. The role of wildlife in the transmission of parasitic zoonoses in peri-urban and urban areas. Int I Parasitol Parasites Wildl 4:71-79.
Ogdee JL, Henke SE, Wester DB, Fedynich AM. 2017. Assessing potential environmental contamination by Baylisascaris procyonis eggs from infected raccoons in southern Texas. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 17:185-189.
Pipas MJ, Page LK, Kazacos KR. 2014. Surveillance for Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons (Procuon lotor) from Wyoming, USA. J Wildl Dis 50:777-783
Weinstein SB. 2016. Baylisascaris procyonis demography and egg production in a California raccoon population. J Parasitol 102:622-628.
