An outbreak of fowl cholera in waterfowl on the Chesapeake Bay.
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).
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland 20810, USA.
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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*