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  <dc:contributor>Brian Stevens</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Julia S. Lankton</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2024</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;Diagnostic laboratories receive carcasses and samples for diagnostic evaluation and pathogen/toxin detection. Case definitions bring clarity and consistency to the evaluation process. Their use within and between organizations allows more uniform reporting of diseases and etiologic agents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The intent of a case definition is to provide scientifically based criteria for determining (a) if an individual carcass has a specific disease and degree of confidence in that diagnosis and (b) if there is evidence of a pathogen or toxin in a carcass or sample (for example, swab, tissue sample, skin scraping, blood/serum sample, environmental sample, or other). This case definition is specific to avian botulism and applies to all avian species.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
  <dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
  <dc:identifier>10.3133/tm19E1</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Avian botulism case definition for wildlife</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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