Vacuolar myelinopathy in waterfowl from a North Carolina impoundment

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 412-417

  Augspurger, Tom ^a   Fischer, John R ^b   Thomas, Nancy J ^c   Sileo, L ^c   Brannian, Roger E ^c   Miller, Kimberli J G ^c   Rocke, Tonie E ^c  

^a Ecological Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anseriformes; Birds; Intramyelinic edema; North Carolina; Vacuolar myelinopathy; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; AYTHYA; AYTHYA COLLARIS; BUCEPHALA; BUCEPHALA ALBEOLA;

EID: 3042565397     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.2.412     Document Type: Article

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