Avian vacuolar myelinopathy outbreaks at a southeastern reservoir

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 501-510

  Fischer, John R ^a   Lewis Weis, Lynn A ^a   Tate, Cynthia M ^a,c   Gaydos, Joseph K ^a,d   Gerhold, Richard W ^a   Poppenga, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Wyoming Department of Game and Fish   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

American coot; Bald eagle; Brain lesion; Canada goose; Great horned owl; Intramyelinic edema; Killdeer; Myelinopathy; Neurologic disease

Indexed keywords

ANATIDAE; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE; CHARADRIIFORMES; CHARADRIUS VOCIFERUS; FULICA AMERICANA; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RALLIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; UROCYON CINEREOARGENTEUS;

EID: 33845312635     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.501     Document Type: Article

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