Article: J Wildl Dis: Thallium contamination in wild ducks in Japan.(Reprint)(Brief article)

Article: Wildl Dis.: Ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium ...
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery;  June 1, 2007 ;     445 words ...While banding ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum) and Eastern screech-owls (Megascops asio) in south Texas during 2004, we recorded Philornis mimicola (Diptera: Muscidae) and Ornithodoros concanensis (Acari: Argasidae) parasitizing nestfings. Inspection of nestlings revealed 54 P

Article: J Wildl Dis: Characterization of canarypox-like ...
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The presence of avian pox in endemic birds in the Galapagos Islands has led to concern that the health of these birds may be threatened by avipoxvirus introduction by domestic birds. We describe here a simple polymerase chain reaction-based method for identification and discrimination of

Article: J Wildl Dis: Hematologic responses in captive ...
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery;  March 1, 2006 ;     682 words ...White blood cell counts, heterophil-lymphocyte ratios, and leukocyte differentials of captive white-winged doves (Zenaida asiatica) from Texas equipped with different radiotransmitter attachment packages were monitored. Doves were segregated by gender, age, and hatching year; and were housed in 30

Article: J Wildl Dis: Highly pathogenic avian influenza in ...
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery;  March 1, 2006 ;     601 words ...Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is an extremely infectious, systemic viral disease of birds that produces high mortality and morbidity. Highly pathogenic avian influenza was diagnosed in the 3 dead magpies (Pica pica sericea) submitted to the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine

Article: J Wildl Dis: Susceptibility of wild songbirds to ...
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Conjunctivitis in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus), caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), was first reported in 1994 and has become endemic in house finch populations throughout eastern North America. Although the house finch is most commonly associated with MG-related conjunctivitis, MG has

Article: J Wildl Dis: Assessment of Newcastle disease ...
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata undulata) is endangered in North Africa. Through a captive-breeding program established in Morocco by The Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, wild populations are being supplemented by the releasing of captive-reared birds. Newcastle disease, which is

Article: J Wildl Dis: Hematology, plasma chemistry, and ...
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) is an endemic species of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Health studies of the species have not previously been conducted. In August 2003, baseline samples were collected from flightless cormorant colonies on the islands of Isabela and Fernandina.