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January 1, 1992

Lead poisoning of avian species other than waterfowl Lead poisoning of avian species other than waterfowl

No abstract available.

Authors

Louis N. Locke, Milton Friend

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992

Tuberculosis: Will it infect wild elk? Tuberculosis: Will it infect wild elk?

Tuberculosis! Just the name conjures up images of a devastating, chronic, debilitating disease. And so it is in both humans and animals. Tuberculosis (TB) is not known to be present to any significant degree in the free-ranging elk herds of North America. But increasing reports of TB in deer species-including elk-on game ranches prompt grave concern.

Authors

T.J. Roffe, B. Smith

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report July 1991- September 1991 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report July 1991- September 1991

No abstract available.

Authors

G. Kidd

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report January 1992-March 1992 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report January 1992-March 1992

No abstract available.

Authors

G. Kidd

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992

Environmental influences on major waterfowl diseases Environmental influences on major waterfowl diseases

The decline of North American waterfowl resources since the 1960s is well-known to this audience and need not be detailed to establish that population numbers for several key waterfowl species are at or near their lowest levels since records have been kept. Loss of habitat is an accepted major cause for the decline of waterfowl numbers and the wildlife conservation community is...

Authors

M. Friend

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992

Book review: Disease and Threatened Birds, edited by J. E. Cooper Book review: Disease and Threatened Birds, edited by J. E. Cooper

Review of: Disease and threatened birds : based on the proceedings of a symposium held at the XIX World Conference of the International Council for Bird Preservation, June 1986, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Edited by J. E. Cooper. Cambridge, England : International Council for Bird Preservation, 1989. ICBP technical publication ; no. 10.

Authors

L. Sileo

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992

Case report: Epithelial intracytoplasmic herpes viral inclusions associated with an outbreak of duck virus enteritis Case report: Epithelial intracytoplasmic herpes viral inclusions associated with an outbreak of duck virus enteritis

Several muscovy ducks from a free-roaming flock of 65 muscovy and mallard ducks died over a 3-week period. Three muscovy ducks were necropsied. Gross and microscopic changes were compatible with duck virus enteritis, and the virus was isolated. In addition to intranuclear viral inclusion bodies in several tissues, intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies were present in esophageal and cloacal...

Authors

B.C. Barr, David A. Jessup, Douglas E. Docherty, L.J. Lownestine

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992

Lead exposure and recovery rates of black ducks banded in Tennessee Lead exposure and recovery rates of black ducks banded in Tennessee

American black ducks (Anas rubripes) wintering in Tennessee during 1986 to 1988 were tested for exposure to lead. Twelve percent of the birds had blood lead concentrations exceeding 0.2 ppm. Significant differences in the prevalence of lead exposure were found for adults (14.4%) and juveniles (8.2%). Exposed birds had higher blood lead concentrations at one study site, corresponding with...

Authors

Michael D. Samuel, E. Frank Bowers, J. Christian Franson

Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992

Causes of mortality in common loons Causes of mortality in common loons

Summarized are necropsy results from 222 carcasses of Common Loons (Gavia immer) submitted to the National Wildlife Health Research Center from 1976 through 1991. The carcasses were from 18 states, and 10 or more birds each were from Minnesota, Florida, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maine, and North Carolina. Seventy-three (33%) carcasses were emaciated, and in some of these birds...

Authors

J. Christian Franson, David J. Cliplef

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1992