Characterization of an avian cholera epizootic in wild birds in western Nebraska
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Abstract
Avian cholera killed an estimated 2500 birds in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming from 28 November 1985 to late January 1986. Wild mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) suffered the most losses. Other wild waterfowl, wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), a few domestic fowl, and a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) also died. Pasteurella multocida serotype 1 was the predominant isolate from these carcasses. Cold, wet weather persisted throughout the outbreak, but daily losses in the flock of 50,000 mallards using the area were low. Pasteurella multocida was isolated from nasal swabs of 35 of 37 cattle from a feedlot in which many of these mallards were feeding. Eighty percent of the cattle isolates had antigenic characteristics of serotype 3 or serotype 3 with cross-reactivity. Isolates from wild mallards, wild turkeys, and the bald eagle were virulent to game-farm mallards when inoculated subcutaneously, but P. multocida isolates from cattle were not.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Characterization of an avian cholera epizootic in wild birds in western Nebraska |
| Series title | Avian Diseases |
| DOI | 10.2307/1590960 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association of Avian Pathologists |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 124 |
| Last page | 131 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska, Wyoming |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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