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| What type of multocida is Avian Pasturella? |
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Definition
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| What are the three major causes of waterfowl mortality? |
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Definition
Avian botulism
Lead poisoning
Avian pasturella |
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Term
| What animals has avian pasturella been isolated in? |
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Definition
domestic mammals
wildlife mammals
domestic poultry
waterfowl |
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Term
| When can birds obtain avian pasturella? |
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Definition
Any age, any time of their life cycle
Any time during the year
diff location can be predicted by migration routes of waterfowl |
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Term
| What is considered the most common infectious disease among wild north american waterfowl? |
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Definition
| Fowl cholera or fowl pasturella |
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Term
| Are scavengers affected by fowl/avian pasturella(cholera)? |
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Definition
| They end up dying from this disease |
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Term
| For fowl (avian) cholera, what is the seasonality that it is most commonly found in? |
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Definition
| This disease is seen most commonly in the winter to early spring but occurs anytime |
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Term
| For fowl(avian) cholera, what are two major disease factors? |
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Definition
| Decreased wetlands and overcrowding |
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Term
| How is Avian cholera transmitted? |
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Definition
It is highly infectious and spread by
1. bird to bird contact
2. Ingestion of contaminated food and water
3. Scavenging carcasses of dead birds
4. Aerosol(with water-birds flying onto or off water) |
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Term
| What are the signs and symptoms of fowl cholera? |
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Definition
| Rapid death (Can occur within 6-12 hours) |
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Term
| How is Avian cholera spread? |
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Definition
| Carrier birds spread this disease when overcrowded in winter over sites |
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Term
| What are field signs that fowl cholera is in the area? |
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Definition
| Dead, not sick birds are found with good body conditions |
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Term
| What is frequently seen in avian cholera during necropsy? |
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Definition
| peticheal hemorrhages on the heart, liver and GI tract. |
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Term
| How is avian cholera diagnosed? |
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Definition
~Tissue samples (bone marrow-bacteria persists several weeks to several months)
~Bacterial culture and isolation
~whole carcass for necropsy and bacterial isolation |
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Term
| How can avian cholera bacteria survive? |
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Definition
~pond water remains infected for 3 weeks after dead birds removed
~Bacteria survive in the soil for 4 months
~bacteria survive in decaying bird for 3 months |
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Term
| How can fowl cholera controlled? |
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Definition
Carcasses are collected and incineratied
vaccinations |
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Term
| How is avian cholera treated? |
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Definition
~vaccinations and antibiotics in canada goose
~endangered species can be trapped and immunized
~large scale waterfowl vaccination programs are current but not practical |
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Term
| What are the three categories that diseases of wild mammals usually fall into? |
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Definition
~Localized abscesses
~Respiratory diseas
~Septicemia |
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Term
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Definition
| Not zoonotic, through bite wounds or passage of bacteria into wounds would be a possible means of infection. |
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