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Mortality of ducklings of the black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) during their premier swim in a hypersaline lake in south Texas Mortality of ducklings of the black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) during their premier swim in a hypersaline lake in south Texas

Adult black-bellied whistling ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis) were observed leaving islands with recently hatched young in a South Texas hypersaline lake during summer 2003. We counted 216 ducklings from 20 broods attempting to make their first swim to the mainland, presumably heading for suitable rearing habitat. Of these, 144 (67%) either died in the water or on the salt-encrusted...
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D. S. Stolley, Samuel T. Edmonds, Carol U. Meteyer
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, National Wildlife Health Center

National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report

No abstract available.
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Nathan Ramsay, Anne Ballmann, Krysten Schuler, Jennifer Bradsby
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Reovirus associated with mortality of an Upland Sandpiper Reovirus associated with mortality of an Upland Sandpiper

No abstract available.
Authors
Brett K. Sandercock, Ashley E. Casey, D. Earl Green, S. Ip, Kathryn A. Converse
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report

No abstract available.
Authors
Mark Jankowski, Krysten Schuler, Jennifer Bradsby
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Molecular epidemiology of eastern equine encephalitis Virus, New York Molecular epidemiology of eastern equine encephalitis Virus, New York

Perpetuation, overwintering, and extinction of eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) in northern foci are poorly understood. We therefore sought to describe the molecular epidemiology of EEEV in New York State during current and past epizootics. To determine whether EEEV overwinters, is periodically reintroduced, or both, we sequenced the E2 and partial NSP3 coding regions of 42 EEEV...
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David S. Young, Laura D. Kramer, Joseph G. Maffei, Robert J. Dusek, P. Bryon Backenson, Christopher N. Mores, Kristen A. Bernard, Gregory D. Ebel
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report

No abstract available.
Authors
Mark Jankowski, Krysten Schuler, Jennifer Bradsby
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

A blood survey of elements, viral antibodies, and hemoparasites in wintering Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) and Barrow's Goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica) A blood survey of elements, viral antibodies, and hemoparasites in wintering Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) and Barrow's Goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica)

Twenty-eight Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) and 26 Barrow's Goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica) were captured in Prince William Sound, Alaska, between 1 and 15 March 2005. Blood was collected for quantification of element concentrations, prevalence of antibodies to several viruses, and hemoparasite prevalence and identification. Although we found selenium concentrations that...
Authors
D.J. Heard, D.M. Mulcahy, S. A. Iverson, D.J. Rizzolo, E.C. Greiner, J. Hall, S. Ip, Daniel Esler
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Immunization of black-tailed prairie dog against plague through consumption of vaccine-laden baits Immunization of black-tailed prairie dog against plague through consumption of vaccine-laden baits

Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) are highly susceptible to Yersinia pestis and, along with other wild rodents, are significant reservoirs of plague for other wildlife and humans in the western United States. A recombinant raccoon poxvirus, expressing the F1 antigen of Y. pestis, was incorporated into a palatable bait and offered to three groups (n=18, 19, and 20) of black-tailed prairie dogs...
Authors
Tonie E. Rocke, Susan Smith, D.T. Stinchcomb, Jorge E. Osorio
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Exposure of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) to the hepatotoxic cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena Exposure of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) to the hepatotoxic cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena

Nodularin (NODLN) is a cyclic pentapeptide hepatotoxin produced by the cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena, which forms extensive blooms during the summer in the Baltic Sea. Nodularin was detected in liver, muscle and/or feather samples of several common eiders (Somateria mollissima) from the Gulf of Finland (northern Baltic Sea) in 2002-2005. Published information on the adverse effects...
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V.O. Sipia, J. Christian Franson, O. Sjovall, S. Pflugmacher, Valerie I. Shearn-Bochsler, Tonie E. Rocke, J.A.O. Meriluoto
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Cause-specific temporal and spatial trends in green sea turtle strandings in the Hawaiian Archipelago (1982-2003) Cause-specific temporal and spatial trends in green sea turtle strandings in the Hawaiian Archipelago (1982-2003)

We investigated cause-specific temporal and spatial trends in sea turtle strandings in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Five species of sea turtle were recorded in 3,861 strandings over a 22-year period (1982–2003). Green turtles comprised 97% of these strandings with size and gender composition reflecting the demographic structure of the resident green turtle population and relative green...
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Milani Chaloupka, Thierry M. Work, George H. Balazs, Shawn K. K. Murakawa, Robert Morris
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Influenza A virus infections in land birds, People's Republic of China Influenza A virus infections in land birds, People's Republic of China

Water birds are considered the reservoir for avian influenza viruses. We examined this assumption by sampling and real-time reverse transcription-PCR testing of 939 Asian land birds of 153 species. Influenza A infection was found, particularly among migratory species. Surveillance programs for monitoring spread of these viruses need to be redesigned.
Authors
A.T. Peterson, S.E. Bush, Erica Spackman, D.E. Swayne, Hon S. Ip
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report

No abstract available.
Authors
Nathan G. Ramsay, Anne Ballmann, Krysten Schuler, Rachel Guy
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center
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