Pasteurella anatipestifer as a cause of mortality in captive wild waterfowl

J Wildl Dis. 1970 Oct;6(4):408-13. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-6.4.408.

Abstract

An outbreak of Pasteurella anatipestifer infection in young wild waterfowl at the Niska Waterfowl Research Center resulted in losses of approximately 100 Blue and Snow Geese, one White-fronted Goose, five Mandarin Ducks, one Black Duck and one Wood Duck. Clinical signs included diarrhea, paralysis and tremors. Gross lesions were fibrin deposits on serosal surfaces, hemorrhages on the epicardium, consolidation of the lungs, cloudy or flaky deposits on the air sacs, and dark, swollen spleens. Microscopic lesions included fibrinous meningitis, pneumonitis, air saculitis and serositis. Swollen leg and foot joints were seen in some cases. Chloramphenicol treatment seemed to be of benefit in controlling the outbreak.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Bird Diseases / microbiology
  • Bird Diseases / mortality*
  • Bird Diseases / pathology
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
  • Ducks*
  • Geese*
  • Pasteurella
  • Pasteurella Infections / microbiology
  • Pasteurella Infections / mortality
  • Pasteurella Infections / pathology
  • Pasteurella Infections / veterinary*