An Outbreak of West Nile virus infection in captive lesser scaup (aythya affinis) ducklings

Avian Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-134

  Himsworth, Chelsea G ^a   Gurney, Kirsty E B ^b   Neimanis, Aleksjia S ^a   Wobeser, Gary A ^a   Leighton, Fredrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aythya affinis; Duckling; Lesser scaup; Mortality; Pathology; Thymus; Thyroid; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CANADA; DUCK; EPIDEMIC; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CANADA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUCKS; WEST NILE FEVER;

ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; AYTHYA AFFINIS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 63449141163     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8387-063008-Case.1     Document Type: Article

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