Avian cholera in waterfowl: The role of lesser snow and ross's geese as disease carriers in the Playa Lakes Region

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-57

  Samuel, Michael D ^a   Shadduck, Daniel J ^a   Goldberg, Diana R ^a   Johnson, William P ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian cholera; Carriers; Chen caerulescens caerulescens; Chen rossii; Lesser snow geese; Pasteurella multocida; Ross's geese; Wild waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER ROSSII; ANSER SP.; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHEN CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS; CHEN ROSSII; GALLIFORMES; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA;

EID: 18444411326     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.1.48     Document Type: Article

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