Exposure of wild waterfowl to Mycoplasma anatis

Journal of Wildlife Diseases
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Abstract

We developed an ELISA procedure to assess the presence of M. Anatis-specific serum antibody in ducks. Sera from exposed and unexposed Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) were used to standardize tile ELISA and to establish reference ranges to classify ELISA results as exposed or not exposed. We conducted serological surveys of female waterfowl in the central and eastern United States between 1988 and 1992 to assess the frequency of exposure in wild waterfowl. Adult breeding mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), wintering mallards, and black ducks (Anas rubripes) had high prevalences of exposure to M. Anatis (25% to >80%). In comparison, none of the breeding adult canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) had serum antibody levels indicating exposure. Approximately 50% of the juvenile mallards and black ducks were exposed to M. Anatis by 8 months of age, indicating high transmission rates among wild birds.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Exposure of wild waterfowl to Mycoplasma anatis
Series title Journal of Wildlife Diseases
DOI 10.7589/0090-3558-32.2.331
Volume 32
Issue 2
Year Published 1996
Language English
Publisher Wildlife Disease Association
Contributing office(s) National Wildlife Health Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Description 7 p.
First page 331
Last page 337
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