An outbreak of fowl cholera in waterfowl on the Chesapeake Bay
An outbreak of fowl cholera ( Pasteurella multocida infection) occurred in waterfowl wintering on the Chesapeake Bay during February to March 1970. Losses were primarily confined to sea ducks: oldsquaws ( Clangula hyemalis ), white-winged scoters ( Melanitta deglandi ), golden-eyes ( Bucephala clangula ), and buffleheads ( Bucephala albeola ).
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