An observation of Clostridium perfringens in Greater Sage-Grouse.
Mortality due to infectious diseases is seldom reported in the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). A case of necrotic enteritis associated with Clostridium perfringens type A is described in a free-ranging adult male sage-grouse in eastern Oregon. Clostridial enteritis is known to cause outbreaks of mortality in various domestic and wild birds, and should be considered as a potential cause of mortality in sage-grouse populations.
Hagen
Christian A
CA
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bend, Oregon 97702, USA. christian.a.hagen@state.or.us
Bildfell
Robert J
RJ
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D046094:Galliformes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009922:Oregon