Published or Accepted/In press

• Funk, W, Thomas, M., Yates, M., More, S., Ford, A., Taylor, J., Abbott, K. (In Press). “Efficacy of standard vaccination protocols in Northern raccoons (Procyon lotor) against parvovirus in rehabilitation: A pilot trial.” Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation. Accepted for Publication Aug 2, 2026

• Funk, W., Shadbolt, T., Fox, M., Sainsbury, T., Blake, D. (2025). “Identification of Porrocaecum moraveci in red kites in England and Wales, a species of conservation concern.” Parasitology Research. 124(6), 61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-025-08512-1

Submitted or In Revision

• Funk, W., Thomas, M., Taylor, J. “Evaluation of parvoviral vaccines efficacy in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in high-volume environments”. Submitted Aug 2026 to Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Health.

• Funk, W., Thomas, M., Taylor, J. “Disease outbreaks in captive raccoons (Procyon lotor): trends, diagnostics, and possible causative agents”. Submitted Aug 2026 to Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

• Funk, W., Thomas, M., Taylor, J. “Neurologic disease in increasing in free-ranging raccoons (Procyon lotor) admitted to rehabilitation in Oklahoma”. Submitted Aug 2026 to Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

• Funk, W., Taylor, J., Duncan, K. (Submitted for Publication). “Gastrointestinal helminth surveillance in Northern raccoons (Procyon lotor) admitted for rehabilitation in Oklahoma: a public health assessment”. Submitted Aug 2026 to Journal of Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports.

• Funk, W. “Parvoviruses in raccoons: current understandings and captive management implications”. Submitted Dec 2025 to Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.

Manuscripts in Preparation or Internal Review

• Funk, W., Eller, F., Thomas, M. (Submitted for Publication) “Squirrelpox-like virus identified in an Oklahoma wildlife rehabilitation center”. In Internal Review for Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

• Funk, W., Ellar, F., Thomas, M., Abbott, K. “Successful Treatment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Admitted into Rehabilitation” In preparation for publication in Emerging and Infectious Diseases.

• Funk, W. “Assessment of Translocations of Mesocarnivores in Oklahoma Admitted to Rehabilitation”. In preparation for publication in Journal of Wildlife Management

• Funk, W. Thomas, M. “Multispecies Morbidity and Mortality Assessment of Mustelids, Canids, Felids, Procyonids, and Mephitids Admitted to an Oklahoma Rehabilitation Center Between 2015 and 2024”. In preparation for publication in Journal of Wildlife Diseases.