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Soil sample locations for chronic wasting disease prion surveillance in Grand Teton National Park and National Elk Refuge 2019

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2019-07-15
End Date
2019-07-19

Citation

Szcodronski, K.E., Martin, A.M., and Cross, P.C., 2020, Soil sample locations for chronic wasting disease prion surveillance in Grand Teton National Park and National Elk Refuge 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9V36XG9.

Summary

A total of 200 soil samples were collected in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge in July 2019 for chronic wasting disease (CWD) monitoring purposes. To collect samples from locations where ungulates are most likely to be shedding or encountering CWD, we targeted elk collar data locations, known migration routes of mule deer and elk, and areas where yearly elk supplemental feeding generally occurs on the National Elk Refuge. We sampled 10 transects in Grand Teton National Park and 10 transects in the National Elk Refuge, each 1,000 meters in length. We collected soil samples every 100 meters along the transect for a total of 10 samples per transect. Terra Core Samplers were used [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Paul C Cross
Process Contact :
Paul C Cross
Originator :
Kimberly E Szcodronski, Alynn M Martin, Paul C Cross
Metadata Contact :
Paul C Cross
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Soil sample locations for CWD prion surveillance in GTNP and NER 2019.xml
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Purpose

The locations of soil samples were collected for chronic wasting disease (CWD) monitoring efforts. The real-time quaking induced conversion assay (RT-QuIC) is a new diagnostic method that is being developed and optimized as a non-invasive sampling tool to detect the presence of CWD prions in fecal and environmental samples. The samples collected in 2019 will serve as a critical baseline for monitoring the presence and potential future spread of CWD prions across Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge through time. An appropriate use of the data is to collect repeat soil samples at the provided baseline sample locations to quantify the presence and distribution of CWD.

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