| presence of encysted immature nematodes in a released whooping crane (grus americana). | numerous nematode cysts were observed throughout the mesentery and on the surface of gastrointestinal organs in a whooping crane (grus americana) that was found dead in a central florida marsh. morphology of the excysted nematodes most closely resembled third-stage larvae in the order spirurida but were not similar to any species previously reported in whooping cranes. evidence presented suggests that the larvae may be physocephalus sexalatus, a swine spirurid in the subfamily ascaropsinae that ... | 2001 | 12785711 |
| survey for antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus serotype 2 in wild turkeys and sandhill cranes of florida, usa. | captive-reared whooping cranes (grus americana) released into florida for the resident reintroduction project experienced unusually high mortality and morbidity during the 1997-98 and 2001-02 release seasons. exposure to infectious bursal disease virus (ibdv) serotype 2 as evidenced by seroconversion was suspected to be the factor that precipitated these mortality events. very little is known about the incidence of ibd in wild bird populations. before this study, natural exposure had not been do ... | 2010 | 20688680 |
| helminth and arthropod parasites of experimentally introduced whooping cranes in florida. | nine species of nematodes, unidentified larval nematodes, three species of trematodes, two species of acanthocephalans and a single species of chewing louse were collected from 1993 to 1995 from 25 introduced whooping cranes (grus americana) in florida (usa). in spite of a quarantine procedure involving anthelmintic therapy, three helminth parasites may have been introduced from captive populations. other parasites acquired were similar to those found in a local congener, the florida sandhill cr ... | 1996 | 8627935 |