Avian cholera exposure and carriers in greater white-fronted geese breeding in Alaska, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 498-502

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

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anser albifrons frontalis; Avian cholera; Carriers; Greater white fronted geese; Pasteurella multocida; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER ALBIFRONS; ANSER ALBIFRONS FRONTALIS; ANSER SP.; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHEN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA;

EID: 27744567451     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.3.498     Document Type: Article

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