Occurrence of duck virus enteritis (duck plague) in Pennsylvania, 1968-74.
During the 7-year period 1968-74 cases of duck virus enteritis (duck plague) were diagnosed in waterfowl in Pennsylvania. Muscovy ducks were affected in 8 cases, geese in 3 cases, and mallard ducks in 1 case. In 5 of these cases either domestic or wild ducks were closely associated with infected waterfowl but were unaffected.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004372:Ducks; D004751:Enteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005777:Geese; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010414:Pennsylvania