Publications
Dr. Jamie Rothenburger’s publications reflect a broad range of research interests in wildlife health, veterinary pathology, zoonotic disease urban ecology, and One Health science. Her work explores the complex relationships between animals, humans, and the environment, with a particular focus on wildlife disease surveillance, emerging pathogens, and conservation health. This collection includes peer-reviewed journal articles, collaborative research projects, and contributions that support evidence-based approaches to animal, environmental and public health.
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2026
Twenty years of ungulate disease surveillance by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (2003-2022).
Schutten K, Shirose L, Stevens B, Goldsmith D, Slater O, Rothenburger JL, Kutz S, Lair S, Jones M, Bourque L, McBurney S, Pybus M, Stasiak I, Moffatt E, Jutha N, Schwantje H, Nituch L, Joly DO, Jardine CM, Bollinger TK. Twenty years of ungulate disease surveillance by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (2003-2022). PLoS One. […]
2025
Geography of renal hamartomas in wild urban white-tailed jackrabbits
Hunter ST, Brundler MA, Checkley SL, Cork SC, Legge C, Weese JS, Rothenburger JL. Geography of renal hamartomas in wild urban white-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii). Veterinary Pathology. Published OnlineFirst Sept. 11, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03009858251367402
Three distinct forms of Pneumocystis coexist in individuals of two species of deer mice (genus Peromyscus). Infection, Genetics and Evolution.
Babb-Biernacki SJ, Peng L, Jardine CM, Rothenburger JL, Swanson MT, Kovacs JA, Esselstyn JA, Doyle VP, Ma L. Three distinct forms of Pneumocystis coexist in individuals of two species of deer mice (genus Peromyscus). Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2025;21:105
2024
Disease and mortality in free-ranging Leporidae in Canada: a retrospective study.
Hunter ST, Checkley SL, Cork S, Weese JS, Rothenburger JL. Disease and mortality in free-ranging Leporidae in Canada: a retrospective study. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2024; 60(3):691-702.
Development of highly efficient universal Pneumocystis primers and their application in investigating the prevalence and genetic diversity of Pneumocystis in wild hares and rabbits.
Ma L, Lin I, Hunter ST, Blasi B, Danesi P, Weissenbacher-Lang C, Cisse OH, Rothenburger JL, Kovacs JA. Development of highly efficient universal Pneumocystis primers and their application in investigating the prevalence and genetic diversity of Pneumocystis in wild hares and rabbits. J Fungi. 2024;10(5):355. doi: 10.3390/jof10050355.
Detection and phylogenetic analysis of Orf virus and Muskox Rhadinovirus 1 from muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in the Canadian Arctic.
Dalton CS, Tomaselli M, Rothenburger JL, Mavrot F, Di Francesco J, Leclerc LM, Ytrehus B, Checkley S, Kutz S, Abdul-Careem MF, van der Meer F. Detection and phylogenetic analysis of Orf virus and Muskox Rhadinovirus 1 from muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in the Canadian Arctic. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2024;60(2):461-73.
2023
Muskrats are competent intermediate hosts of Echinococcus multilocularis in North America.
Trudeau M, Goldsmith D, Lelain C, Stamler S, Rothenburger JL. Muskrats are competent intermediate hosts of Echinococcus multilocularis in North America. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2023; 59(4):684-693.
An integrative and multi-indicator approach for wildlife health applied to an endangered caribou herd.
Aguilar XF, Leclerc L-M, Kugluktuk Angoniatit Association, Ekaluktutiak Hunters & Trappers Organization, Olokhaktomiut Hunters & Trappers Committee, Mavrot F, Roberto-Charron A, Tomaselli M, Mastromonaco G, Gunn A, Pruvot M, Rothenburger JL, Thanthrige-Don N, Jahromi EZ, Kutz S. An integrative and multi-indicator approach for wildlife health applied to an endangered caribou herd. Scientific Reports. 2023; 13:16524.
Canine alveolar echinococcosis: an emerging and costly introduced problem in North America. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.
Kolapo TU, Hay A, Gesy KM, Frey CF, Kerr M, Rothenburger JL, Joffe D, Huang Y, Massolo A, Hill JE, Jenkins EJ. 2023. Canine alveolar echinococcosis: an emerging and costly introduced problem in North America. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 5224160.
2022
Hepatic fibrosis and mineralization associated with deficient vitamin E in a free-ranging barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) from the Northwest Territories.
Fenton H, Cluff DH, Blakley B, Rothenburger JL. 2022. Hepatic fibrosis and mineralization associated with deficient vitamin E in a free-ranging barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) from the Northwest Territories. Canadian Veterinary Journal. 63(2):157-160.
2021
Molecular characterization of Sarcocystis canis as a cause of protozoal encephalitis in a free-ranging black bear (Ursus americanus).
Greenfield JB, Anderson MV, Dorey EA, Redman E, Gilleard JS, Nemeth NM, Rothenburger JL. Molecular characterization of Sarcocystis canis as a cause of protozoal encephalitis in a free-ranging black bear (Ursus americanus). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 34(1):146-15
Corynebacterium freneyi bacterial septicemia secondary to contagious ecthyma in a wild muskox (Ovibos moschatus)
Rothenburger JL, Di Francesco J, Leclerc LM, van der Meer F, Tomaselli M, Zabek E, Kutz SJ. 2021. Corynebacterium freneyi bacterial septicemia secondary to contagious ecthyma in a wild muskox (Ovibos moschatus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 57(1):225-229.
2020
Discovery and comparative genomic analysis of elk circovirus (ElkCV), a novel circovirus species and the first reported from a cervid host.
Fisher M, Harrison TMR, Nebroski M, Kruzkiewicz P, Rothenburger JL, Ambagala A, Macbeth B, Lung O. 2020. Discovery and comparative genomic analysis of elk circovirus (ElkCV), a novel circovirus species and the first reported from a cervid host. Nature Scientific Reports. 10(1):19548.
Lesions of Mycobacterium avium spp. hominissuis infection resembling M. bovis lesions in a wild mule deer, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chappell B, Frayne KMF, Davies JL, Macbeth BJ, Ngeleka M, Rothenburger JL. Lesions of Mycobacterium avium spp. hominissuis infection resembling M. bovis lesions in a wild mule deer, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 26(7):1614-1616.
2019
Diversity and complexity of the large surface protein family in the compacted genomes of various Pneumocystis mBio.
Ma L, Chen Z, Huang DW, Cisse O, Rothenburger JL, et al. 2020. Diversity and complexity of the large surface protein family in the compacted genomes of various Pneumocystis mBio. 11(2). pil e02878-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/814236
The devil is in the details—host disease and co-infections associated with zoonotic pathogen carriage in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus).
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Nemeth N, Pearl DL, Jardine CM. The devil is in the details—host disease and co-infections associated with zoonotic pathogen carriage in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). Zoonoses and Public Health. 66:622-635. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12615
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: a rare tracheal lesion in a free-ranging grizzly bear (Ursus arctos).
Rothenburger JL. Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: a rare tracheal lesion in a free-ranging grizzly bear (Ursus arctos). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 31:608 –610. doi: 10.1177/1040638719844553
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus in white-tailed deer, Canada.
Allen SE, Rothenburger JL, Jardine CM, Rudder M, Ambagala A, Hooper-McGrevy K, Turukawa-Stoffer T, Nemeth NM. 2019. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus in white-tailed deer, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 25(4):832-834. doi: 10.3201/eid2504.180743
Pathology of wild Norway rats in Vancouver, Canada.
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Nemeth N, Treuting PM, Jardine CM. Pathology of wild Norway rats in Vancouver, Canada. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 31(2):184-199. doi: 10.1177/1040638719833436.
2018
Chapter 21 Xenartha, Erinacoemorpha, Some Afrotheria, and Phloidota. – Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals
Agnew DW, Nofs S, Delaney MA, Rothenburger JL. 2018. Chapter 21 Xenartha, Erinacoemorpha, Some Afrotheria, and Phloidota. In: McAloose M, Terio K, St Leger J (Eds). Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals. Elsevier.
Chapter 20 Rodentia. – Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals
Delaney MA, Treuting PM, Rothenburger JL. 2018. Chapter 20 Rodentia. In: McAloose M, Terio K, St Leger J (Eds). Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals. Elsevier.
Chapter 19 Lagomorpha. – Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals
Delaney MA, Treuting PM, Rothenburger JL. 2018. Chapter 19 Lagomorpha. In: McAloose M, Terio K, St Leger J (Eds). Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals. Elsevier.
Observational study design in veterinary pathology. Part 2: methodology and validation of methods.
Caswell JL, Bassel LL, Rothenburger JL, Gröne A, Sargeant JM, Beck AP, Ekman S, Gibson-Corley KN, Kuiken T, LaDouceur EEB, Meyerholz DK, Origgi FC, Posthaus H, Priestnall SL, Ressel L, Sharkey L, Teixeira LBC, Ward JM, Webster JD, Yamate J. 2018. Observational study design in veterinary pathology. Part 2: methodology and validation of methods. Veterinary […]
Observational study design in veterinary pathology. Part 1: study design.
Caswell JL, Bassel LL, Rothenburger JL, Gröne A, Sargeant JM, Beck AP, Ekman S, Gibson-Corley KN, Kuiken T, LaDouceur EEB, Meyerholz DK, Origgi FC, Posthaus H, Priestnall SL, Ressel L, Sharkey L, Teixeira LBC, Ward JM, Webster JD, Yamate J. 2018. Observational study design in veterinary pathology. Part 1: study design. Veterinary Pathology. 55(5):607-621. doi: […]
Beyond abundance: how microenvironmental features and weather influence Bartonella tribocorum prevalence in urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus).
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Nemeth NM, Pearl DL, Jardine CM. 2018. Beyond abundance: how microenvironmental features and weather influence Bartonella tribocorum prevalence in urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). Zoonoses and Public Health. 65(3):339-351. doi: 10.1111/zph.12440
Environmental factors associated with the carriage of bacterial pathogens in Norway rats.
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Nemeth NM, Pearl DL, Jardine CM. 2018. Environmental factors associated with the carriage of bacterial pathogens in Norway rats. EcoHealth. 15(1):82-95. doi: 10.1007/s10393-018-1313-x View Article
Livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Ontario swine farms.
Rothenburger JL, Rouseau J, Weese JS, Jardine CM. 2018. Livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Ontario swine farms. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research. 82(1):66-69.
2017 & Older
Anophthalmia in a wild Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).
Rothenburger JL, Hartnett EA, James F, Grahn BH. 2017. Anophthalmia in a wild Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 53(4):942-945. doi: 10.7589/2017-02-048
Environmental factors and zoonotic pathogen ecology in urban exploiter species
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Nemeth NM, Pearl DL, Jardine CM. 2017. Environmental factors and zoonotic pathogen ecology in urban exploiter species. EcoHealth. 14(3):630-641. doi: 10.1007/s10393-017-1258-5
An osteobiography of a 19th-century dog from Toronto, Canada.
Tourigny E, Thomas R, Guiry E, Earp R, Allen A, Rothenburger JL, Lawler D, Nussbaumer M. 2016. An osteobiography of a 19th-century dog from Toronto, Canada. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 26:818–829. doi: 10.1002/oa.2483
First report of Protechinostoma mucronisertulatum (Echinostomatidae) in a Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) from Saskatchewan, Canada.
Rothenburger JL, Hoberg E, Wagner B. 2016. First report of Protechinostoma mucronisertulatum (Echinostomatidae) in a Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) from Saskatchewan, Canada. Comparative Parasitology. 83(1):111-116. doi: 10.1654/1525-2647-83.1.111
Novel papillomaviral sequences detected within epidermal plaques in a wolf (Canis lupus).
Rothenburger JL, Myers S, Lockerbie B, Wobeser B. 2016. Novel papillomaviral sequences detected within epidermal plaques in a wolf (Canis lupus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 52(1):177-9. doi: 10.7589/2015-04-102
Respiratory pathology and pathogens in wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus).
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Clifford CB, Ellis J, Treuting PM, Leighton FA. 2015. Respiratory pathology and pathogens in wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus). Veterinary Pathology. 52(6):1210-1219. doi: 10.1177/0300985815593123
Septicemic listeriosis in wild hares from Saskatchewan, Canada.
Rothenburger JL, Bennett KR, Bryan L, Bollinger TK. 2015. Septicemic listeriosis in wild hares from Saskatchewan, Canada. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 51(2):503-508. doi: 10.7589/2014-06-159
First observation of a brown thrasher nest (Toxostoma rufum) on stationary farm equipment.
Rothenburger T, Rothenburger JL. 2015. First observation of a brown thrasher nest (Toxostoma rufum) on stationary farm equipment. Bluejay. 73(4):184-185.
Lesions associated with Eucoleus sp. in the non-glandular stomach of wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus).
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Lejune M, Treuting PM, Leighton FA. 2014. Lesions associated with Eucoleus sp. in the non-glandular stomach of wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 3:95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.04.003
Capillaria hepatica in wild Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Vancouver, Canada.
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Chang V, Lejune M, Leighton FA. 2014. Capillaria hepatica in wild Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Vancouver, Canada. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 50(3):628-633. doi: 10.7589/2013-09-256 View Article Download Accepted Version Summary
Survey of cardiovascular pathology in wild urban Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus.
Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Treuting PM, Leighton FA. 2015. Survey of cardiovascular pathology in wild urban Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus. Veterinary Pathology. 52(1):201-208. doi: 10.1177/0300985814528220
Ear mange mites (Notoedres muris) in black and Norway rats (Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus) from inner-city Vancouver, Canada.
Anholt H, Himsworth CG, Rothenburger J, Proctor H, Patrick DM. 2014. Ear mange mites (Notoedres muris) in black and Norway rats (Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus) from inner-city Vancouver, Canada. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 50(1):104-108. doi: 10.7589/2013-02-046
Disease risk assessment for the reintroduction of plains bison into Banff National Park.
Rothenburger JL, Leighton FA. 2012. Disease risk assessment for the reintroduction of plains bison into Banff National Park. Prepared for Parks Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative.
Prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in horses in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Taketeloff N, Manning ST, Weese JS, Campbell J, Rothenburger J, Stephen C, Bastura V, Gow SP, Reid-Smith R. 2009. Prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in horses in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. Canadian Veterinary Journal 50(11):1177-1180.
