Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Publications

View citations of publications by National Wildlife Health Center scientists since our founding in 1975.  Access to full-text is provided where possible.

Filter Total Items: 1667

Industrial halide wastes cause acute mortality of snow geese in Oklahoma Industrial halide wastes cause acute mortality of snow geese in Oklahoma

An examination of 97 dead migratory waterfowl collected at an industrial facility showed that the birds had had severe gastric and intestinal hemorrhaging. Water samples taken at on-site waste lagoons contained 6,750 mg/L fluoride, 4,500 mg/L bromine and 1,500 mg/L boron. Brain and liver tissues contained high levels of fluoride, as compared with tissues of birds collected at a control...
Authors
J. K. Andreasen, Richard K. Stroud

Paint chip poisoning of Laysan albatross at Midway Atoll Paint chip poisoning of Laysan albatross at Midway Atoll

Epizootic mortality occurred in Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis) fledgings at Midway Atoll in 1983. Heavy metal toxicity from ingestion of weathered paint chips was one of the causes. Sick albatrosses were unable to retract their wings, causing a 'droop-wing' appearance. Five normal and 12 droop-winged fledglings were captured, killed, and examined. Paint chips found in the...
Authors
L. Sileo, S.I. Fefer

Ineffectiveness of 3,4-diaminopyridine as a therapy for type C botulism. Ineffectiveness of 3,4-diaminopyridine as a therapy for type C botulism.

Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins inhibit acetylcholine release at neuromuscular junctions. Agents stimulating neurotransmitter efflux, such as 3,4-diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP), could be useful for botulism therapy. Treatment with 3,4-DAP (8 mg/kg hourly, beginning 3 hr after toxin injection) failed to increase the survival times of mice receiving 10, 20 or 40 LD50 type C, but did prolong...
Authors
L.S. Siegel, J.I. Price

Lead poisoning in Canada geese on Plum Island, Massachusetts (USA) Lead poisoning in Canada geese on Plum Island, Massachusetts (USA)

During December 1983 and early January 1984, about 200 Canada geese (Branta canadensis) died of lead poisoning at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, Massachusetts. In an effort to determine the source of lead, 100 bottom samples were taken from a refuge impoundment where much of the mortality/morbidity occurred. An average of 157,150 pellets/ha was found with a range...
Authors
R. M. Windingstad, L. S. Hinds

Avian tuberculosis and salmonellosis in a whooping crane (Grus americana) Avian tuberculosis and salmonellosis in a whooping crane (Grus americana)

The whooping crane has been the subject of intensive scientific study and management because it is an endangered species and has high public interest. Programs have been developed to identify critical habitat, to increase production through captive breeding, and in recent years, to use sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) as surrogate parents in establishing new populations of wild whooping...
Authors
R. K. Stroud, C.O. Thoen, R. M. Duncan
Was this page helpful?