Clinicopathologic features of suspected brevetoxicosis in double-crested cormorants (phalacrocorax auritus) along the Florida Gulf Coast

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 8-15

  Kreuder, Christine ^a   Mazet, Jonna A K ^a   Bossart, Gregory D ^b   Carpenter, Tim E ^c   Holyoak, Marcel ^c   Elie, Marc S ^d   Wright, Scott D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Cardiopet Veterinary Referral Centre   (United States)

^e FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brevetoxin; Double crested cormorant; Karenia brevis; Neurologic disease; Phalacrocorax auritus; Red tide

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GYMNODINIUM; KARENIA; KARENIA BREVIS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

BREVETOXIN; MARINE TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; OXOCIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DINOFLAGELLATE; EPIDEMIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; METABOLISM; MORBIDITY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; TRACHEA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FLORIDA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MARINE TOXINS; MORBIDITY; NEUROTOXINS; OXOCINS; SPLEEN; TRACHEA;

EID: 0036490504     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0008:CFOSBI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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