A survey of North American migratory waterfowl for duck plague (duck virus enteritis) virus
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Abstract
A survey of migratory waterfowl for duck plague (DP) virus was conducted in the Mississippi and Central flyways during 1982 and in the Atlantic and Pacific flyways during 1983. Cloacal and pharyngeal swabs were collected from 3,169 migratory waterfowl in these four flyways, principally mallards (Anas platyrhynchos L.), black ducks (Anas rubripes Brewster), and pintails (Anas acuta L). In addition 1,033 birds were sampled from areas of recurrent DP outbreaks among nonmigratory and captive waterfowl, and 590 from Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge, the site of the only known major DP outbreak in migratory waterfowl. Duck plague virus was not found in any of the samples. Results support the hypothesis that DP is not established in North American migratory waterfowl as an enzootic disease.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A survey of North American migratory waterfowl for duck plague (duck virus enteritis) virus |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-20.4.261 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 261 |
| Last page | 266 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Pacific, Central, Mississippi, and Atlantic Flyways |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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