title: An outbreak of fowl cholera in waterfowl on the Chesapeake Bay.
abstract: An outbreak of fowl cholera (Pasteurella multocida infection) occurred in waterfowl wintering on the Chesapeake Bay during February to March 1970. Losses were primarily confined to sea ducks: oldsquaws (Clangula hyemalis), white-winged scoters (Melanitta deglandi), goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula), and buffleheads (Bucephala albeola).
authors.affiliation: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland 20810, USA.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Locke
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stotts
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolfhard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001717:Birds; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*