10 Aguirre, A. Alonso Hansen, Donald Starkey, Edward E. 1993 Pacific Northwest Region, National Park Service, Cooperative Park Studies Unit, College of Forestry, Oregon State University 32 November 1993 234 disease, national parks, management, wildlife health, general wildlife health studies, animal studies A summary of important animal disease issues in or adjacent to units of the National Park Service, as identified through a literature review and a mail survey, is provided. The issues summarized include diseases of wild ungulates and carnivores, animal health programs, grazing allotments, use and regulation of pack animals and domestic pets, and zoonotic diseases. Summaries of information about important infectious diseases of wildlife in North America is also provided. A preliminary classification of diseases as "native" or "exotic" to North America based on historic, archaeological, and evolutionary evidence is presented. A brief assessment of the status of animal disease issues in the National Parks is discussed relative to seroepidemiologic surveys, translocation programs, and possible emerging diseases that may represent a threat to native wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. General management options are provided for initial, system-wide guidance at the national level. Special sections on bovine brucellosis and health, and an inventory of wildlife diseases in the United States are provided to complement other information presented in the report. Found in Bison LibraryNatureBib ID: 116327