PubMed · 1981 · 16 citations · 8 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary EpidemiologyAvian MedicineOutbreak InvestigationVector-borne DiseasesAnimal Infectious DiseasesBird DiseasesViral Diseases Of PoultryViral Diseases Of WildlifeWildlife Disease EpidemiologyWildlife Infectious DiseasesDuck HealthEpidemiology Of Avian DiseaseInfectious EnteritisPlague MortalityWaterfowl EcologyWildlife Disease DynamicsWildlife Disease OutbreaksWildlife Disease Transmission
An outbreak of duck virus enteritis occurred in a flock of captive waterfowl composed of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), black ducks (Anas rubripes), and Canada geese (Branta canadensis). Although all three species were housed together, morbidity and mortality were confined to the 227 black ducks and Canada geese, of which 180 died and the rest were left in a weakened condition. Lesions are given for 20 black ducks and 4 Canada geese dying from DVE. In addition, both horizontal and vertical transmission are discussed as possible sources of the virus that caused this outbreak.
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