Avian cholera causes marine bird mortality in the Bering Sea of Alaska

January 1, 2015

The first known avian cholera outbreak among wild birds in Alaska occurred during November 2013. Liver, intestinal, and splenic necrosis consistent with avian cholera was noted, and Pasteurella multocida serotype 1 was isolated from liver and lung or spleen in Crested Auklets (Aethia cristatella), Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia), Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), and Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens).

Digital Object Identifier: 10.7589/2014-12-273
Source: USGS Publications Warehouse (indexId: 70156098)

Avian cholera causes marine bird mortality in the Bering Sea of Alaska

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