Antibodies to selected disease agents in translocated wild turkeys in California.
Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) trapped within California (n = 715) or imported into California from other states (n = 381) from 1986 to 1996 were tested for exposure to certain disease agents. Prevalence of antibody to Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma meleagridis, Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella typhimurium, Newcastle disease virus, and avian influenza virus was low (0-4%) for wild turkeys trapped within California. With the exception of antibody prevalence to M. meleagridis of 33%, the same was true for wild turkeys imported into California from other states. Antibody prevalence to Mycoplasma synoviae was 8-10% for both groups.
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California Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife Investigations Laboratory, Rancho Cordova 95670, USA. kcharlton@cdfa.ca.gov
D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D005779:Immunodiffusion / Q000662:veterinary; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000276:immunology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000276:immunology; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014422:Turkeys
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral