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Institute for Conservation Medicine Publications

Publications

Apakupakul, K., Nieto-Claudin, A., Rakotonanahary, T.F., Catenacci, L.S., Rasambainarivo, F., Randrianarisoa, S., Sacristán, C., Madueño, E., Raphael, B.L., Deem, S.L.Molecular Identification of Mycoplasma agassizii in Confiscated Tortoises in Madagascar. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 61:258-261. 2025.

Bamunuarachchi, G., Najera, F., Aziati, I.D., Palmer, J.L., Biro, E.G., Wang, D., Deem, S.L., Boon, A.C.M., Adalsteinsson, S.A. Serosurveillance Identifies Bourbon Virus-Neutralizing Antibodies in Bobcats, Coyotes, and Red Foxes in Missouri. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 25:287-294. 2025.

Brunner, T. J., Deem, S.L., Stevens, C., Noriega J.R., Nieto-Claudin, A.Aphanoascella galapagosensis Shell Lesion Coverage of Free-Living Galapagos Tortoises: Implications for Health and Conservation. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 61:297–307. 2025.

Deem, S.L.Chapter O: Veterinary Medicine and One Health. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine, First edition. John Wiley & Sons Publishing. Pages 163-169, 2025.

Deem, S.L.  The purpose behind the party: Celebrating giant tortoises at ZOOFARISaint Louis Zoo Magazine 41: 20-21. 2025.

Lobato, O.L., Nogueira, T.S., Lima, T.E.T., de Costa Andrade, F.J., Guimarães de Macedo, M.G., Pereira, R.D., Xavier, J., Amorim, M.R., Barbosa, P.P., da Rocha, A.S., Silva, S.D., Alcantara, L.C.J., de Souza, W.M., Proenca-Modena, J.L., Costa, E.A., Lima Neto, A.S., Feitosa, L.C.S., Cruz, M.D.P., de Sousa Silva, S.M.M., França Baêta, S.D., e Silva Vieira, M.A.D., Deem, S.L., Catenacci, L.SOrthoflavivirus nilense surveillance in the State of Piauí, northeastern Brazil. Journal of Microbes & Their Vectors Causing Human Infections 120, Article e240218. 2025.

Mendoza-Alcívar, G., Deem, S.L., Esperón F., Nieto-Claudín, AViral Prevalence in Galapagos Giant Tortoises. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 61:542–547. 2025. 

Nieto-Claudín, A., Zeas-Bermeo, S., Guillén-Liger, M.P., Deem, S.L., Sacristán, C., Mendoza-Alcívar, G., Caroca-Cáceres, R. Fungi Matter: Aphanoascella galapagosensis Associated with Carapace Lesions in Free-Living Galapagos Tortoises. Mycopathologia 190, Article 48. 2025. 

Nieto-Claudín, A., Palmer, J.L., Brenn-White, M., Esperón, F., Cano, S., Deem, S.L. Haematology and plasma biochemistry reference intervals of Galapagos tortoises from Isabela Island. Conservation Physiology 13, Issue 1, 2025.  

Saggese, M.D., Deem, S.L., Ferreyra, H., Romano, M.C., Ferreyra-Armas, M.C., Vanstreels, R.E.T., Halperin, P., Guida, N., Moras, E.V., Noseda, R.P., Uhart, M.M. Health Assessment of Three Species of Free-Living Raptors Inhabiting a Pampas Agroecosystem in Central Argentina. Journal of Raptor Research 59:1-18. 2025.

Uiterwaal, S., Palmer, J.L., Farook, S., Deem, S.L., Taylor, C., Blake, S. Reduced thermoregulatory ability contributes to increased mortality in urban box turtles (Terrapene spp.). Journal of Thermal Biology 130, Article 104135. 2025.

Worsley-Tonks, K.E. L., Angwenyi, S., Carlson, C., Cissé, G., Deem, S.L., Ferguson, A.W., Fèvre, E.M., Kimaro, E.G., Kimiti, D.W., Martins, D.J., Merbold, L., Mottet, A., Murray, S., Muturi, M., Potter, T.M., Prasad, S., Wild, H., Hassell, J.M. A framework for managing infectious diseases in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries in the face of climate change – East Africa as a case study. PLOS Global Public Health 5(1), Article e0003892. 2025.

Apakupakul, K.Duncan, M., Subramaniam, K., Brenn-White M.Palmer J.L., Viadanna P.H.O., Vann J.A., Adamovicz L., Waltzek T.B., Deem S.L. Ranavirus (Frog Virus 3) Infection in Free-Living Three-Toed Box Turtles (Terrapene mexicana triunguis) In Missouri, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 60(1), 151-163. 2024.

Blake, S., Cabrera, F., Cruz, S., Ellis-Soto, D., Yackulic, C.B., Bastille-Rousseau, G., Gibbs, J.P., Deem, S.L. Environmental variation structures reproduction and recruitment in long-lived mega-Herbivores: Galapagos giant tortoises. Ecological Monographs 94(2), Article e1599. 2024. 

Blake, S., Cabrera, F., Rivas-Torres, G., Deem, S. L., Nieto-Claudin, A., Zahawi, R. A., Bastille Rousseau, G. Invasion by Cedrela odorata threatens long distance migration of Galapagos tortoises. Ecology and Evolution 14(2), Article e10994. 2024.

da Silva, S.K.S.M., Fuentes-Castillo D.A., Ewbank A.C., Sarcristán C., Catão-Dias J.L., Sevá A.P., Lincopan N., Deem, S.L., Feitosa L.C.S., Catenacci, L.S. ESBL-Producing Enterobacterales at the Human-Domestic Animal-Wildlife Interface: A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance in Piauí, Brazil. Veterinary Sciences 11(5):195. 2024.

Deem, S.L. One Health and the wildlife rehabilitator. Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin. 42: 1–5. 2024.

Donovan, E.B., Blake, S., Deem, S.L., Moldowan, P.D., Nieto-Claudin, A., Cabrera, F., Peñafiel, C., Bastille-Rousseau, G. Using non-continuous accelerometry to identify cryptic nesting events of Galapagos giant tortoises. Animal Biotelemetry 12, Article 32. 2024.

Nájera, F., Crespo E., Grande-Gómez R., Sánchez J. F., Mata-Huete M., Palmer J.L., Iturrarte G., Peña J., Munkhtsog B., Munkhtsog B., Poyarkov A. D., Hernandez-Blanco J. A., Alexandrov D.Y., Galsandorj N., Deem S. L. Insights into the Spatial Ecology of Severely Injured Free-Living Felids: Iberian Lynx, Bobcat, and Snow Leopard. Ecology and Evolution 14(2), Article e11000. 2024.

Nieto-Claudin, A., Sacristán C., Deem S.L., Lewbart G.A., Colosimo G., Esperón F., Sevilla C., Gentile G. Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana. Acta Tropica 252, Article 107127. 2024.

Brugal, M.P., Moscoso, M.B., Nieto-Claudín, A., Deem, S.L., Siddons, D.C., Cáceres, R.C. The fungus Aphanoascella galapagosensis affects bacterial diversity of Galapagos giant tortoise carapaces. Journal of Applied Microbiology 135. 2024.

Rooney, T., Fèvre, E.M., Villinger, J., Brenn-White, M., Cummings, C.O., Chai, D., Kamau, J., Kiyong’a, A., Getange, D., Ochieng, D.O., Kivali, V., Zimmerman, D., Rosenbaum, M., Nutter, F.B., Deem, S.L. Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya. Zoonoses and Public Health 71, 503-514. 2024.

Zhang, X.X., Lederman, Z., Han, L.F., Schurer, J.M., Xiao, L.H., Zhang, Z.B., Chen, Q.L., Pfeiffer, D., Ward, M.P., Sripa, B., Gabriël, S., Dhama, K., Acharya, K.P., Robertson, L.J., Deem, S.L., Aenishaenslin, C., Dantas-Torres, F., Otranto, D., Grace, D., Wang, Y., Li, P., Fu, C., Poeta, P., Rahman, T., Kassegne, K., Zhu, Y.Z., Yin, K., Liu, J., Wang, Z.J, Guo, X.K., Gong, W.F., Schwartländer, B., Ren, M.H., Zhou, X.N. Towards an actionable One Health approach. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 13. 2024.

Baitchman, E. and Deem, S. L. Chapter 13 - Zoos as One Health Education Centers for Students in the Human Health Professions. In: E. Miller, N. Lamberski, & P. Calle (Eds.), Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy (1st Ed., pp. 79-84), 10. Saunders Elsevier. 2023.

Blake, S., Palmer, J.L., Brenn-White, M., Deem, S.L. Home ranges of box turtles in a rural woodland and an urban park in Saint Louis, MO; implications for turtle conservation. Urban Ecosystems 26, 1181-1189. 2023.

Catenacci, L.S. and Pinter, A. Chapter 26 - Yellow Fever in South American Primates. In: E. Miller, N. Lamberski, & P. Calle (Eds.), Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy (1st Ed., pp. 167-174), 10. Saunders Elsevier. 2023.

Deem, S.L. and Holliday, D. Chapter 21 - Impacts from Endocrine Disruptor Chemicals on Wildlife Health. In: E. Miller, N. Lamberski, & P. Calle (Eds.), Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy (1st Ed., pp. 131-136), 10. Saunders Elsevier. 2023.

Deem, S. L., Rivera, S., Nieto-Claudin, A., Emmel, E., Cabrera, F., Blake, S. Temperature along an elevation gradient determines Galapagos tortoise sex ratios. Ecology and Evolution 13(4), Article e10008. 2023.

Deem, S. L., Rivera, S., Nieto-Claudin, A., Emmel, E., Cabrera, F., Blake, S. Temperature along an elevation gradient determines Galapagos tortoise sex ratios; a summary. Testudo, British Chelonia Group. 9(5): 11-15. 2023.

Deem, S. L. How To Do Your Part in One Health. Veterinary Practice News, May 9. 2023.

Lawrence, T.J., Takenaka, B.P., Garg, A., Tao, D., Deem, S.L., Fevre, E., Gluecks, I., Sagan, V., Shacham, E. A global examination of ecological niche modeling to predict emerging infectious diseases: a systematic reviewFrontiers in Public Health 11. 2023.

Lawrence, T.J., Vilbig, J.M., Kangogo, G., Fèvre, E.M., Deem, S.L., Gluecks, I., Sagan, V., Shacham, E. Spatial changes to climatic suitability and availability of agropastoral farming systems across Kenya (1980-2020). Outlook on Agriculture 52:186-199. 2023.

Lawrence, T.J., Vilbig, J.M., Kangogo, G., Fèvre, E.M., Deem, S.L., Gluecks, I., Sagan, V., Shacham, E. Shifting climate zones and expanding tropical and arid climate regions across Kenya (1980-2020): Regional change with global implications. Regional Environmental Change 23, Article 59. 2023.

Palmer, J.L., Nieto-Claudín, A., Sosa Rodriguez, G., Perez Fleitas, E., Augustine, L., Deem, S.L. Hematology and Blood Chemistry Values in Cuban Crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) Housed at the Zapata Swamp Crocodile Farm, Cuba. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 54:301-309. 2023.

Ramon-Gomez, K., Ron, S.R., Deem, S.L., Pike, K.N., Stevens, C., Izurieta, J.C., Nieto-Claudin, A.  Plastic ingestion in giant tortoises: an example of novel anthropogenic impact for Galapagos wildlife. Environmental Pollution 340(2), Article 122780. 2023.

Brenn-White, M., Raphael, B., Rakotoarisoa, N.A.T., Deem S.LHematology and biochemistry of critically endangered radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata): Reference intervals in previously confiscated subadults and variability based on common techniques. PLoS One. 2022. 

Catenacci, L.S., Oliveira, J.B.S., Vleeschouwer, K.M. de, Oliverira, L.C., Deem, S.L., Sousa Júnior, S.C. de, Santos, K.R. dos. (2022). Gastrointestinal parasites of Leontopitheus chrysomelas in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology. 13:2022. 

Catenacci, L.S., Raboy, B.E., Oliviera, L., Carvalho, C.E.G. de, Neves, L.G., Suscke, P., Deem, S.L., Costa, T. Vleeschouwer, K.M. de.  Golden-headed Lion Tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Kühl, 1820): 27 Years of Experience in Methods for Their Capture and the Collection of Biological Material. Primate Conservation, 36. 2022. 

Catenacci, L.S., Oliveira, J.B.S., Vleeschouwer, K.M. de, Oliveira, L.C., Deem, S.L., Sousa Júnior, S.C., Santos, K.R. dos. Gastrointestinal parasites of Leontopithecus chrysomelas in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 31. 2022. 

da Silva, S.K. S.M., Cassano, C.R., Sousa, S.D., Campos- Júnior, D.A.; Catenacci, L.S. The importance of the dog (Canis lupus familiaris) in cocoa farms as carriers of helminths potentially transmissible to humans and wildlife in the Southern Bahia, Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 42. 2022. 

Fine, L., Barnes, C., Niedbalski, A., Deem, S.L. Staff perceptions of COVID-19 impacts on wildlife conservation at a zoological institution. Zoo Biology, 41:234-243. 2022. 

Ives, A.M., Brenn-White, M., Buckley, J.Y., Kendall, C.J., Wilton, S., Deem, S.L. A Global Review of Causes of Morbidity and Mortality in Free-Living Vultures. EcoHealth 19:40-54. 2022. 

Kimura, T. H., Rocha, G.A., Rocha Neto, H.J.D., Cavalcante Filho, M.F., Rodrigues, M.C., Catenacci, L.S.   Prolapse and amputation of phallus in a greater rhea (Rhea americana) kept in captivity: Case report. Research, Society and Development 11(3), Article e41411326015. 2022. 

Koltz, A.M., Civitello, D.J., Becker, D.J., Deem, S.L., Classen, A.T., Barton, B., Brenn-White, M., Johnson, Z.E., Kutz, S., Malishev, M., Preston, D.L., Vannatta, T., Penczykowski, R.M., Ezenwa, V.O.  Sublethal effects of parasitism on ruminants have cascading consequences for ecosystems. P.N.A.S. 119(20), Article e21173811190 2022.

Lamczyk, B.A., Palmer, J.L., Kozlowski, C.P., Blake, S., Deem, S.L.  No difference in corticosterone concentrations between Missouri three-toed box turtles living in an urban and a rural site. Human-Wildlife Interactions. 16: Article 14. 2022.

Macêdo, M.G.G., Andrade, F.J.C., Brandão, J.R.Q., Cunha, M.I.S., Pantoja, D.L., Silva, M.C.M., Catenacci L.SDigital information and communication technologies as a tool for the dissemination of science – an alternative in times of COVID-19 Pandemic. Research, Society and Development 11: Article e346111234504. 2022. 

Pike, K. N., Blake, S., Gordon, I. J., Cabrera, F., Nieto-Claudin, A., Deem, S. L., Guezou, A., Schwarzkopf, L. Sharing land with giants: Habitat preferences of Galapagos tortoises on farms. Global Ecology and Conservation, 37, Article e02171. 2022. 

Sousa Júnior, J.F.D., Nobre, M.L.M., Rocha Neto, H.J., Catenacci, L.S., Santos Soares, M.J., Muratori M.C.S., Filho M.F.C., Gonçalves L.M.F., Pinheiro, R.E.E. Acute aflatoxicosis outbreak in rheas (Rhea americana) in Brazil: Case report. Toxicon, 214:104-107. 2022. 

Winter, J.M., Wellehan, J.F.X., Apakupakul, K.Palmer, J.L.Brenn-White, M., Standorf, K., Berry, K.H., Childress, A.L., Koplos, P., Garner, M.M., and Deem, S.L. A novel herpesvirus detected in 3 different species of chelonians. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 34:594-601. 2022. 

Worsley-Tonks, K., Bender, J.B., Deem, S.L., Ferguson, A.W., Fèvre, E.M., Martins, D.J., Muloi, D.M., Mutinda, M., Ogada, D., Omondi, G.P., Prasad, S., Wild, H., Zimmerman, D.M., Hassell, J. Strengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low- and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health, 10:579-584. 2022. 

Apakupakul, K.Deem, S.L., Maqsood, R., Sithiyopasakul, P., Wang, D., E.S. Lim. Endogenization of a Prosimian Retrovirus during Lemur EvolutionViruses 13:383. 2021. 

Blake, S., Deem, S.L., Nieto Claudin A., Cabrera, F. The Galapagos Tortoise Movement Ecology Programme: what have we learned about tortoise movement and what does it mean for conservation? Testudo 9:1-19. 2021. 

Bronson, E., Deem, S.L., Patino Westermann, L.C., Angulo Alpire, S., and Emmons, L.H. Field anesthesia of the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in BoliviaJournal of Wildlife Diseases, 57:618-622. 2021. 

Catenacci, L.S., Ferreira, M.S., Fernades, D., Padda, H., Travassos-daRosa, E.S., Deem, S.L., Vasconcelos, P.F.C., Martins, L.C. Individual, household and environmental factors associated with arboviruses in rural human populations, BrazilZoonoses and Public Health 68:203-212. 2021. 

Cianfagna, M., Bolon, I., Babo Martins, S., Mumford, E., Romanelli, C., Deem, S.L., Pettan-Brewer, C., Figueroa, D., Velasquez, J., Stroud, C., Lueddeke, G., Stoll, B., Ruiz De Castañeda, R.  Biodiversity and Human Health Interlinkages in Higher Education offerings: A first global overview. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. 2021. 

Costa, É. A., Giovanetti, M., Silva Catenacci, L., Fonseca, V., Aburjaile, F. F., Chalhoub, F. L. L., Xavier, J., Campos de Melo Iani, F., da Cunha e Silva Vieira, M. A., Freitas Henriques, D., Medeiros, D. B. d. A., Guedes, M. I. M. C., Senra Álvares da Silva Santos, B., Gonçalves Silva, A. S., de Pino Albuquerque Maranhão, R., da Costa Faria, N. R., Farinelli de Siqueira, R., de Oliveira, T., Ribeiro Leite Jardim Cavalcante, K., ... Alcantara, L. C. J. West Nile Virus in Brazil. Pathogens, 10:896. 2021. 

Deem, S.L.  Celebrating 10 Years of the Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine. Saint Louis Zoo Magazine.  37: 12-17. 2021.

Emmel, E.S., Rivera, S., Cabrera, F., Blake, S., and Deem, S.L. Field anesthesia and gonadal morphology of immature western Santa Cruz tortoises (Chelonoidis poteri). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 51: 848-855. 2021.

Hardgrove, E., Zimmerman, D., von Fricken, M., Deem, S.L. Scoping Review of Rodent-borne Pathogen Presence, Exposure, and Transmission at Zoological Institutions. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 193: Article 105345. 2021. 

Hardgrove, E., Zimmerman, D., von Fricken, M., and Deem, S.L.Scoping Review of Rodent-borne Pathogen Presence, Exposure, and Transmission at Zoological Institutions. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 193. 2021. 

Nieto-Claudin, A., Esperón, F., Apakupakul, K., Peña, I., Deem, S.L. Health Assessments Uncover Novel Viral Sequences in Five Species of Galapagos Tortoises. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 69, e1079–e1089. 2021. 

Nieto-Claudin, A.Deem, S.L., Rodríguez, C., Cano, S., Moity, N., Cabrera, F., Esperon, F. Antimicrobial resistance in Galapagos tortoises as an indicator of the growing human footprintEnvironmental Pollution, 284, Article 117453, 2021. 

Nieto Claudín, A., Deem, S.L. One Health: One solution for Galapagos conservation Special Edition: WDA Latin American Newsletter. Pp. 29-31. 2021.

Nieto-Claudin, A.Palmer, J.L., Esperón, F., Deem, S.L. Haematology and plasma biochemistry reference intervals for the critically endangered western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)Conservation Physiology, 9(1). 2021. 

Blake, S., Yackulic, C.B., Cabrera, F., Deem, S.L., Ellis-Soto, D., Gibbs, J.P., Kummeth, F., Wilkelski, M., and Bastille-Rousseau, G. Chapter 13 Movement Ecology. In: Gibbs, J., P., Cayot, L.J., Tapia, W.A. (editors) Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes Galapagos Giant Tortoises. Elsevier Academic Press. pp. 261-280, 2020. 

Bowland, G.B., Bernstein, R.M., Koster, J., Fiorello, C., Brenn-White, M., Liu, J., Schwartz, L., Campbell, A., von Stade, D., Beagley, J. and Pomerantz, J., Fur Color and Nutritional Status Predict Hair Cortisol Concentrations of Dogs in Nicaragua. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7:702, 2020.

Colchao-Claux, P. Adkesson, M., Allender, M.C., Fascetti, A.J., Cardeña, M., Cárdenas-Alayza, S., Dierenfeld, E.S., Deem. S.LCirculating nutrient concentrations in free-ranging Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) in Punta San Juan, Peru. Zoo Biology 39:246-256. 2020.

Coolman, A.A., Niedbalski, A., Powell, D.M., Kozlowski, C.P., Franklin, A.D., and Deem, S. L.  Changes in human health parameters associated with an immersive exhibit experience at a zoological institution. PlosOne. 2020.

Costa T.S.O., Nogueira-Filho S.L.G., De Vleeschouwer K.M., Oliveira, L.C., de Sousa M.B.C., Mendl, M., et al.  Individual behavioral differences and health of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas). American Journal of Primatology 82:e23118. 2020. 

Deem, S.L., and Brenn- White, M. One Health – the Key to Preventing COVID-19 from Becoming the New Normal. Molecular Frontiers Journal. 2020. 

Deem, S.L. One Health: It’s time to rethink our relationship with nature. Galapagos Matters. Autumn/Winter 2020: 20.

Deem, S. One Health: We are all in this together. Saint Louis Zoo Magazine. 36: 12-17. 2020.

Ezenwa, V.O., Civitell, D.J., Barton, B.T., Becker, D.J., Brenn-White, M., Classen, A.T., Deem, S.L., Johnson, Z.E., Kutz, S., Malishev, M., Penczykowski, R.M., Preston, D.L., Vannatta, J.T., and A.M. Koltz.  Infectious Diseases, Livestock, and Climate:  A Vicious Cycle?  Trends in Ecology and Evolution 35:959-962. 2020. 

Kim, A.S., Zimmerman, O., Fox, J.M., Nelson, C.A., Basore, K., Zhang, R., Durnell, L., Desai, C., Bullock, C., Deem, S.L., Oppenheimer, J., Shapiro, B., Wang, T., Cherry, S., Coyne, C.B., Handley, S.A., Landis, M.J., Fremont, D.H, and Diamond, M.S. An evolutionary insertion in the Mxra8 receptor-binding site confers resistance to Alphavirus infection and pathogenesis. Cell Host & Microbe. 27:428-440. 2020.

Sulzner K, Fiorello C, Ridgley F, Garelle D, and Deem S.L. Conservation medicine and One Health in zoos: Scope, obstacles, and unrecognized potential. Zoo Biology, 40:44-51. 2020. 

Boers, K.L., Allender, M.C., Novak, L.J., Palmer, J., Adamovicz, L., and Deem, S.LAssessment of hematologic and corticosterone response in free‐living eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) at capture and after handling. Zoo Biology. 39:13-22. 2019. 

Chen, T-Y, and Deem, S.L. Clinical Management of an Intranasal Abscess in a Captive Elongate Tortoise (Indotestudo elongate) by Using a Modified Choukroun’s Platelet-Rich Fibrin. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery. 29: 87-91. 2019. 

Deem, S.L., Lane-deGraaf, K., and Rayhel, E. Introduction to One Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Planetary Health. Wiley-Blackwell. Hoboken, NJ. ISBN: 978-1-119-38285-0. 2019. 

Glueckert, E., Clifford, D. L., Brenn-White, M., Ochoa, J., Gabriel, M., Wengert, G., & Foley, J. Endemic Skunk amdoparvovirus in free-ranging striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in California. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2019. 

Larson, P.S., Espira, L., Grabow, C., Wang, C.A., Muloi, D., Browne, A.S., Deem, S.L., Févre, E.M., Foufopoulos, J., Hardin, R., and Eisenberg, J.N.S. The sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) across livestock species and herding contexts in Laikipia County, Kenya. Zoonoses and Public Health 66:316-324. 2019. 

Nieto-Claudin, A., Esperon, F., Blake, S., and Deem, S.L. Antimicrobial resistance genes present in the faecal microbiota of free‐living Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri). Zoonoses and Public Health 66(8):900-908. 2019.

Palmer, J.L., Brenn-White, M., Blake, S., and Deem, S.L.Mortality of Three-Toed Box Turtles (Terrapene mexicana triunguis) at two sites in Missouri. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2019.

Rosen, L.E., Olea-Popelka, F., Deem, S.L., Isaza, R., Schmitt, D., and Miller, M. Survey of antituberculosis drug administration and adverse effects in elephants in North America. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 50:23-32. 2019.

Zhu, S., Zimmerman, D., and Deem, S.L. 2019. A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels. EcoHealth. 16:356-377. 2019.

2018

Bryan, S., Deem, S.L., and Palmer, J. Ecological roles in one health – Letter to the Editor. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 252:43. 2018. 

Catenacci, L.S., Ferreira, M., Martins, L.C., DeVleeschouwer, K.M., Cassano, C.R., Oliveira, L.C., Canale, G., Deem, S.L., Tello, J.S., Parker, P., Vasconcelos, P.F.C. and Travassos da Rosa, E.S. Surveillance of Arboviruses in Primates and Sloths in the Atlantic Forest, Bahia, Brazil. EcoHealth.  2018.

Catenacci, L.S., Nunes-Neto, J., Deem, S.L., Palmer, J.L., Travassos-da Rosa, E.S., and Tello, J. S. Diversity patterns of hematophagous insects in Atlantic forest fragments and human-modified areas of southern Bahia, Brazil. Journal of Vector Ecology. 43:293-304. 2018.

Deem, S.L. Evaluating Camel Health in Kenya – An Example of Conservation Medicine in Action. In: Miller, R.E., P. Calle, and N. Lamberski (eds.), Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Volume 8. Saunders Elsevier, Saint Louis, Missouri. pp 93- 98. 2018.

Dunay, E., Apakupakul, K., Leard, S., Palmer, J.L., and Deem, S.L. Pathogen Transmission from Humans to Great Apes is a Growing Threat for Primate Conservation. EcoHealth. 2018. 

Jessup, D.A., Cherkassky, D., Karesh, W.B., Deem, S.L..Work, T., Hernandez, S.M., Ziccardi, M, and Barbieri, M. Reducing numbers of free-roaming cats – Letter to the Editor. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 253:977-978. 2018.

Padda, H., Niedbalski, A., Tate, E., and Deem, S.L. Member Perceptions of the One Health Initiative at a Zoological Institution. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 5:22. 2018.

Padilla, L.R., Gottdenker, N., Deem, S.L., and Cruz, M. Domestic and Peridomestic Animals in Galapagos: Health Policies and Practices. In: Parker, P.G. (ed.), Disease Ecology, Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands. Springer International Publishing AG. pp. 269-291. 2018.

2017

Amatya, R., Lim, E.S., Wang, D., Porton, I.J., and Deem, S.L. Complete Genome Sequence of Torque teno indri virus 1, a novel Anellovirus in blood from a lemur. Genome Announcements 5(30):e00698-17. 2017.

Browne, A.S., Fèvre, E.M., Kinnaird, M., Muloi, D.M., Wang, C.A., Larsen, P.S., O’Brien, T. and Deem, S.L.  Serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Laikipia County, KenyaZoonoses and Public Health. 2017. 

Catenacci, L.S., Nascimento, A., Muniz-Neta, E.S., Cassano, C.R., Deem, S.L. Travassos da Rosa, E.S., Parker, P., and Munhoz, A.D. First Record of Hematological Values in Free-living and Captive Maned Sloths (Bradypus toquatus; Xenartha, Bradypodidae). J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 48:312-318. 2017.

Catenacci, L.S., Nues-neto, J., Castro, F., Lemos, P., Oyama, E., Deem, S.L. Travassos-da-Rosa, E. New Records of Mosquito Species (Diptera: Culicidae) for Bahia (Brazil). International Journal of Mosquito Research 4:12-16, 2017. 

Deem, S.L., and Harris, H.S. Sea Turtle Health Assessments. In: Manire, C., Norton, T., and Stacy, B., Innis, C.J., and Harms, C.A. (eds.), Sea Turtle Health and Rehabilitation: A Complete Veterinary Guide. J. Ross Publishing. pp. 945-957. 2017.

Manshack, L., Johnson, S., Conard, C., Bryan, S., Deem, S.L., Holliday, D., Bivens, N., Given, S., and Rosenfeld, C. Transcriptomic Alterations in the Brain of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) Developmentally Exposed to Bisphenol A or Ethinyl Estradiol.  Physiological Genomics. 49: 201-215. 2017.

Robinette, C., Saffran, L., Ruple, A., and Deem, S.L.Zoos and public health: A partnership on the One Health frontier. One Health. 3:1-4, 2017. 
 

2016

Alexander, A.B., Poirotte, C., Porton, I.J., Freeman, K.L.M., Rasambainarivo, F., Olson, K.G., Iambana, B., and Deem, S.L. Gastrointestinal parasites of captive and free-living lemurs and domestic carnivores in eastern Madagascar. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 47:141-149, 2016.

Catenacci, L., Colosio, A., Oliveira, L., De Vleeschouwer, K., Munhoz, A., Deem, S., and Pinto, J. Occurrence of Prosthenorchis elegans (Diesing, 1861) Travassos, 1915 in free-living primates from the Atlantic Forest of the Southern Bahia, Brazil.  J. Wildl. Dis. 2016. 

Deem, S.L. Conservation Medicine: A Solution Based Approach for Saving Nonhuman Primates. In: Waller, M. (ed.), Ethnoprimatology: People and Primates. Saunders, Saint Louis, Missouri. pp. 63-76. 2016.

Deem, S.LVeterinary Care. In: AZA Jaguar Species Survival Plan. Jaguar Care Manual. Silver Spring, MD: Association of Zoos and Aquariums. pp. 46 – 54. 2016.

Manshack, L.K., Conard, C.M., Johnson, S.A., Alex, J.M., Bryan, S.J., Deem, S.L., Holliday, D.K., Ellersiek, and Rosenfeld, C.S. Effects of developmental exposure to bisphenol A and ethinyl estradiol on spatial navigational learning and memory in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)Hormones and Behavior. 85: 48-55. 2016.

Palmer, J.L., Blake, S., Wellehan, J.F., Childress, A., and Deem, S.L. First reported clinical Mycoplasma sp. infections in free-living three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) in MissouriJ. Wildl. Dis. 52: 378-382. 2016.

Sahrmann, J., Niedbalski, A., Bradshaw, L., Johnson, R.A., and Deem, S.LChanges in Human Health Parameters Associated with a Touch Tank Experience at a Zoological Institution. Zoo Biology. 35:4-13. 2016.

Sheldon, J.D., Stacy, N.I., Blake, S., Cabrera, F., and Deem, S.L. Comparison of leukocyte quantification methods in free-living Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis spp.). J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 47: 196-205. 2016.

2015

Adamovicz, L, Bronson, E., Barrett, K., and Deem, S.L. Health assessment of free-living Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in and around the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore 1996-2011.  J. Zoo Wildl. Med.46:39-51. 2015.

Bhandari, R.K., Deem, S.L, Holliday, D.K., Jandegian, C.M., Kassotis, C.D., Nagel, S.C., Tillitt, D.E., vom Saal, F.S., and Rosenfeld, C. S. 2015. Effects of the environmental estrogenic contaminants Bisphenol A and 17 Ethinyl Estradiol on sexual development and adult behaviors in aquatic wildlife species. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 214:195-219. 2015.

Deem, S.L. Conservation Medicine to One Health: The Role of Zoologic Veterinarians. In: Miller, R.E. and M.E. Fowler (eds.), Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Volume 8. Saunders Elsevier, Saint Louis, Missouri. Pp. 698-703. 2015.

Deem S.L., Fevre E.M., Kinnaird M., Browne S., Muloi D., Godeke G.-J., Koopmans M., Reusken C.B.E.M.   Serological evidence of MERS-CoV antibodies in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Laikipia County, KenyaPlosOne 10: e0140125. 2015.

Jandegian, C.M., Deem, S.L.,Bhandari, R.K., Holliday, C.M., Nicks, D., Rosenfeld, C.S., Selcer, K.W., Tillitt, D.E., vom Saal, F., Vélez-Rivera, V., Yang, Y., and Holliday, D.K. Developmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) alters sexual differentiation in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta).  Gen. Compar. Endocrin. 216:77-85, 2015.

Lim, E.S., Deem, S.L., Porton, I.J., Cao, S., and Wang, D. Species-specific transmission of novel picornaviruses in lemurs. J Virology. 89:4002-4010. 2015.

Salem, E., Cook, E.A.J., Lbacha, H.A., Oliva, J., Awoume, F., Aplogan, G.L., Hymann, E.C., Muloi, D., Deem, S.L., Alali, S., Zouagui, Z., Fevre, E.M., Meyer, G. and Ducatez, M.F. Serological evidence of influenza D and/or C virus circulation in African ruminants and camelids, 1991-2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 23: 1556-1559. 2015.

Blake, S., Guézou, A., Deem, S.L., Yackulic, C.B., Cabrera, F. The dominance of introduced plant species in the diets of migratory Galapagos tortoises increases with elevation on a human-occupied island. Biotropica. 47:246-258, 2015. 
 

2014

Verant, M.L., d’Ozouville, N., Parker, P.G., Shapiro, K., Vanwormer, E., and Deem, S.L.  Attempted detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in environmental waters using a simple approach to evaluate the potential for waterborne transmission in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.  EcoHealth. 11:207-214. 2014. 

DePuy, W., Benka, V., Massey, A., Deem, S., Kinnaird, M., O’Brien, T., Wanyoike, S., Njoka, J., Butt, B., Foufopoulos, J., Eisenberg, J., and Hardin, R. Q Fever Risk Across a Dynamic, Heterogeneous Landscape in Central Kenya. EcoHealth 11:429-433. 2014.

Blake, S., CB Yackulic, M Wikelski, W Tapia, JP Gibbs, Deem, S, F Villamar and F Cabrera. Migration by Galapagos giant tortoises requires landscape-scale conservation efforts. pp. 144-150. In: Galapagos Report 2013-2014. GNPD, GCREG, CDF and GC. Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador. 2015.

2013

Palmer, J.L., McCutchan, T.F., Vargas, F.H., Deem, S.L., Cruz, M., Harman, D., and Parker, P.G.  2013. Seroprevalence of malarial antibodies in Galapagos penguins (Sphensicus mendiculus)J. Parasitol. 99: 770-776. 2013. 

Connett, L., Guézou, A., Herrera, H.W., Carrión, V., Parker, P.G., and Deem, S.L. Gizzard contents of the smooth-billed ani Crotophaga ani in Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Galapagos Research 68. 2013. 

Levin, I., Zwiers, P., Deem, S., Geest, E., Higashiguchi, J., Iezhova, T., Jimenez-Uzcategui, G., Kim, D., Morton, J., Perlut, N., Renfrew, R., Sari, E., Valkiūnas, G., Parker, P. Multiple lineages of avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium) in the Galapagos Islands and evidence for arrival via migratory birds. Conser. Biol. 27:1366-1377, 2013.

Noss, A.J., Montaño, R.R., Soria, F., Deem, S.L., Fiorello, C.V., and Fitzgerald, L.A.  Chelonoidis carbonaria (Testundines: Testudinidae) activity patterns and burrow use in the Bolivian Chaco. So. Am. J. Herpetol. 8:19-28, 2013.

Montaño, R.R., Cuéllar, E., Fitzgerald, L.A., Soria, F., Mendoza, F., Peña, R., Dosapey, T., Deem, S.L., Noss, A.J. Ranging patterns by the red-footed tortoise - Geochelone carbonaria (Testundines: Testudinidae) in the Bolivian Chaco. Ecol. en Bolivia. 48:17-30, 2013.
 

2012

Deem, S.L., Cruz, M.B., Higashiguchi, J.M., and Parker, P.G. Diseases of poultry and endemic birds in Galapagos: implications for the reintroduction of native species. Ani. Cons. 15:73-82. 2012.

Deem, S.L., Rivera-Parra, J.L., and Parker, P.G. Health evaluation of Galapagos hawks (Buteo galapagoensis) on Santiago Island, Galapagos. J. Wildl. Dis. 48:39-46. 2012.

Deem, S.L. Disease Risk Analysis in Wildlife Health Field Studies. In: Miller, R.E. and M.E. Fowler (eds.), Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy 7, Saunders Elsevier, Saint Louis, Missouri. pp. 2-7. 2012.

Deem, S.L., Bronson, E., Angulo, S., Acosta, V., Murray, S., Robbins, R.G., Giger, U., Rothschild, B., and Emmons, L.H. Morbidity and Mortality. In: Emmons, L.H. (ed.) The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 639: 77-89. 2012.

2011

Parra, M., Deem, S.L., and Espinoza, E. Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) mortality in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador during the 2009-2010 nesting season. Marine Turtle Newsletter. 130:10-15, 2011.

Deem, S.L. Avian poxvirus. In: Napier, J.E. and K. C. Gamble (eds). Infectious Diseases of Concern to Captive and Free Ranging Animals in North America, 1st ed. Infectious Disease Committee, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Yulee, Florida. 374 pp. 2011.

Deem, S.L. Canine distemper virus. In: Napier, J.E. and K. C. Gamble (eds). Infectious Diseases of Concern to Captive and Free Ranging Animals in North America, 1st ed. Infectious Disease Committee, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Yulee, Florida. 374 pp. 2011.

Zordan, M., Deem, S.L., and Sanchez, C.R. 2011. Focal palatine erosion in captive and free-living cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) and other felid species. Zoo Biology 30:1-8, 2011.

Deem, S.L., Parker, P.G., Cruz, M.B., Merkel, J., and Hoeck, P.E.A. Comparison of blood values and health status of Floreana Mockingbirds (Mimus trifasciatus) on the islands of Champion and Gardner-by-Floreana, Galapagos Islands. J. Wildl. Dis. 47: 94-106, 2011.

Deem, S.L. A critical connection: the link between zoo research and wildlife health. The Wildlife Professional. 5:48-49, 2011.

Yackulic, C.B., Blake, S., Deem, S.L., Kock, M., and Uriate, M. 2011. One size does not fit all: flexible models are required to understand animal movement across scales. J. Anim.Ecol. 2011. 

2010

Unnatural Selection in Galapagos: The Role of Disease in Darwin's Finches (Geospizinae). Galapagos Research. Sharon L. Deem, Stephen Blake, R. Eric Miller and Patricia G. Parker. 2010.

2008

Building Bridges: Connecting the Health and Conservation Professions. Biotropica: The Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation. Sharon L. Deem, Patricia G. Parker and R. Eric Miller. 2008.

2007

Role of the zoo veterinarian in the conservation of captive and free-ranging wildlife. International Zoo Yearbook. Sharon L. Deem. 2007.

2001

Putting Theory into Practice: Wildlife Health in Conservation. Conservation Biology. Sharon L. Deem, William B. Karesh and Wendy Weisman. 2001.