Botulism as a factor in waterfowl mortality at St. James's Park, London

I. Keymer; G. Smith; T. Roberts; S. Heaney; D. Hibberd

doi:10.1136/vr.90.5.111

Waterfowl Mortality Surveys on the Southern High Plains of Texas

The Southwestern Naturalist ◽

10.2307/3671893 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 185

Author(s):

Alan M. Fedynich ◽

Ralph D. Godfrey

Keyword(s):

High Plains ◽

Southern High Plains ◽

Waterfowl Mortality

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Waterfowl Mortality in the Coeur D'alene River Valley, Idaho

Journal of Wildlife Management ◽

10.2307/3798784 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 692 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Norman R. Chupp ◽

Paul D. Dalke

Keyword(s):

River Valley ◽

Coeur D'alene ◽

Waterfowl Mortality

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First record of mass wild waterfowl mortality due to Clostridium botulinum in Brazilian semiarid

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências ◽

10.1590/0001-3765202020180370 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 92 (1) ◽

Author(s):

PEDRO C. LIMA ◽

IVERALDO S. DUTRA ◽

FRANCISCO A.A. ARAÚJO ◽

RICARDO LUSTOSA ◽

CAIO G. ZEPPELINI ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clostridium Botulinum ◽

First Record ◽

Brazilian Semiarid ◽

Waterfowl Mortality ◽

Wild Waterfowl

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Infection Patterns in Invasive and Native Snail Hosts Exposed to a Parasite Associated with Waterfowl Mortality in the Upper Mississippi River, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases ◽

10.7589/2013-07-156 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 125-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Gregory J. Sandland ◽

Rick Gillis ◽

Roger J. Haro ◽

James P. Peirce

Keyword(s):

Mississippi River ◽

Upper Mississippi River ◽

Waterfowl Mortality

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Selenium in Water Management Wetlands in the Semi-arid West

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.31.4.690a ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 690a-690

Author(s):

D.A. Martens ◽

D.L. Suarez

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Growth Cycle ◽

Drainage Water ◽

Plant Residue ◽

Organic C ◽

Residue Decomposition ◽

Waterfowl Mortality ◽

Wildlife Refuges ◽

Irrigation Drainage

The discovery in 1983 of deformities, reproductive failures, and high waterfowl mortality rates at Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge, western San Joaquin Valley, Calif., due to selenium (Se) -contaminated drainage water, raised concerns that these problems may be occurring in the >600 wetlands and National Wildlife Refuges being utilized to collect irrigation drainage waste water in 17 western states. The waterfowl problems were traced to ingestion of organic Se present as Se-amino acids. Plants assimilate soluble Se into Se-amino acids and release them upon decomposition. Aerobic plant residue decomposition studies showed that 50% of the assimilated Se was mineralized to soluble Se, while the remaining organic Se persisted. This means that each growth cycle results in a steady decrease of soluble Se and an increase in organic Se levels. To test the effect of plant growth on Se accumulation, two types of evaporation ponds were evaluated, one with prolific plant growth, and the second relatively devoid of plant growth. Soil Se analysis showed that plant growth dramatically increased Se accumulation in the surface layers. Evaluation of additional Se-contaminated sites showed that Se accumulation followed an exponential function and accumulated rapidly above a 2% soil organic C content. Without plant growth, the Se remains mobile and diffuses to low concentrations in the underlying soil, suggesting that plant residue cycling is an important factor in Se accumulation and toxicity.

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Waterfowl mortality caused by Cyathocotyle bushiensis Khan, 1962 (Trematoda: Cyathocotylidae), St. Lawrence River, Quebec

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z72-184 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 50 (11) ◽

pp. 1351-1356 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

G. G. Gibson ◽

E. Broughton ◽

L. P. E. Choquette

Keyword(s):

North America ◽

First Record ◽

First Report ◽

Anas Rubripes ◽

Breeding Populations ◽

Waterfowl Mortality ◽

St Lawrence River ◽

Cyathocotyle Bushiensis

In St. Lawrence River marshes, fatal sporadic and epizootic typhlitis in breeding populations of black ducks, Anas rubripes; blue-winged teal, A. discors; and migrant green-winged teal, A. carolinensis, is attributed to Cyathocotyle bushiensis Khan, 1962. This is the first report of C. bushiensis in natural definitive hosts, and the first record of the genus Cyathocotyle in North America. Pathogenicity of C. bushiensis was confirmed experimentally by using metacercariae from the most abundant local gastropod, Bythinia tentaculata, to produce cyathocotyliasis in Pekin ducklings.

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OBSERVATIONS ON WATERFOWL MORTALITY IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA CAUSED BY ECHINURIA UNCINATA (NEMATODA, ACUARIIDAE)

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z63-040 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 699-703 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

George Cornwell

Keyword(s):

Ecological Factors ◽

New Host ◽

Anas Discors ◽

Aythya Valisineria ◽

Trumpeter Swan ◽

Waterfowl Mortality ◽

New Host Records

An outbreak of echinuriasis caused by the nematode Echinuria uncinata is reported in the ducks and swans of southern Manitoba. Treatment in trumpeter swan cygnets with piperazine citrate was attempted. Symptoms and lesions characteristic of chronic echinuriasis are described. Ecological factors of this disease, and its possible association with drought are discussed. New host records for Echinuria uncinata are Anas discors, Aythya valisineria, and Olor buccinator.

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