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influenza viruses and paramyxoviruses in ducks in the atlantic flyway, 1977-1983, including an h5n2 isolate related to the virulent chicken virus.from 1977 to 1983, waterfowl migrating along the atlantic flyway were annually monitored for orthomyxoviruses and paramyxoviruses in an area in central new york state. a total of 168 influenza isolates were obtained from 1,430 waterfowl. twenty-four combinations of hemagglutinin and neuraminidase subtypes were detected, with as many as 12 found in a single year. one combination, an h5n2 isolate in 1982, was closely related to the virulent chicken virus that appeared in pennsylvania in 1983. the ...19853833237
duck plague on the american continent. 19684968886
progress report: duck plague surveillance of american anseriformes. 19684970338
polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) in adult and juvenile mallards (anas platyrhynchos) from the hudson river, new york, usa.the hudson river, ny, usa is contaminated for over 300 km with polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) released from two general electric (ge) capacitor plants. we collected adult and juvenile mallards (anas platyrhynchos) from four different areas of the river; an area upstream of the ge plants (n = 38), two areas directly downstream of the ge plants (n = 41, n = 38), and an area more than 100 km downstream in the freshwater tidal river (n = 20). collections occurred during july and august (2008) when ...201627317495
lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, and arsenic levels in eggs, feathers, and tissues of canada geese of the new jersey meadowlands.the new jersey meadowlands are located within the heavily urbanized new york/new jersey harbor estuary and have been subject to contamination due to effluent and runoff from industry, traffic, and homes along the hackensack river and nearby waterways. these extensive wetlands, though heavily impacted by development and pollution, support a wide array of bird and other wildlife species. persistent contaminants may pose threats to birds in these habitats, affecting reproduction, egg hatchability, ...201121679937
what history reveals about forge river pollution on long island, new york's south shore.fifty years ago, the forge river and moriches bay, of long island's south shore lagoonal system, achieved notoriety when their polluted conditions were alluded to in a report of the us president's science advisory committee (1965). the woods hole oceanographic institution investigated the bay throughout the 1950s, identifying duck farming as the cause of "objectionable", "highly contaminated" conditions of these waters. much has changed: duck farming declined; the river was dredged to remove pol ...201020413134
organic pollutants in wild ducks from new york state: i. interspecies differences in concentrations and congener profiles of pcbs and pcdds/pcdfs.wild ducks of three species, common mergansers (mergus merganser americanus), gadwalls (anas streptera), and mallards (anas platyrhynchos), were collected near industrial sites in the massena, ny area of the st. lawrence river (slr) in 1988/89 and 1994. additional samples were collected in 1994 near a former polychlorinated biphenyl (pcb) capacitor plant at fort edward, ny (a mallard and two wood ducks (aix sponsa)), and at control sites (common mergansers, mallards and wood ducks). on a lipid b ...200616290188
fish consumption and other environmental exposures and their associations with serum pcb concentrations among mohawk women at akwesasne.a study was conducted with the objective of assessing how dietary, occupational, and residential exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) contribute to body burden among pregnant mohawk women residing near three hazardous waste sites. from 1992 to 1995, 111 pregnant women were interviewed about fish consumption and other environmental risk factors and donated a 20-ml venous blood sample for serum pcb analysis. to supplement previous fish sampling, samples of residential soil, ambient air, w ...200414757379
duck plague epizootics in the united states, 1967-1995.in 1967, the first confirmed diagnosis of duck plague (dp) in the usa was made from pekin ducks (anas platyrhynchos domesticus) on commercial duck farms on long island, new york. within 10 mo, dp was confirmed as the cause of death in migratory waterfowl on a long island bay. this paper reviews 120 dp epizootics reported from 1967 to 1995 that involved waterfowl species native to north america or were reported in areas with free-flying waterfowl at risk. duck plague epizootics occurred in 21 sta ...200111310887
environmental occurrence and potential toxicity of planar, mono-, and di-ortho polychlorinated biphenyls in the biota.four non-ortho-, eight mono-ortho-, and two di-ortho-chlorinated congeners have been determined in fresh water and salt water mussels, fish, snapping turtles, mallard, seals, and in human milk and adipose tissue. the planar pcb congeners are separated from the remainder of pcbs by activated carbon chromatography or hplc on porous graphitic carbon followed by gas chromatography with electron capture detection. pcb toxic equivalency factors (tefs) recommended by who [1] for 3 non-ortho, 8 mono-ort ...19989503581
the new york angler cohort study: exposure characterization and reproductive and developmental health.the new york state angler study will evaluate the association between past and current consumption of contaminated fish from lake ontario and both short- and long-term health effects in a population-based cohort. it will measure fish consumption and reproductive and developmental health among 10,518 male anglers and 6,651 of their wives or partners, as well as among 913 female anglers. to characterize exposure among subgroups of the cohort, further analytical methods were developed and implement ...19968843550
an outbreak of botulism in waterfowl and fly larvae in new york state.in october 1982 the death of approximately 1,500 wild ducks, mostly mallards (anas platyrhynchos), and about 100 shore birds including greater yellowlegs (tringa melanoleuca) was observed in the new york state oak orchard wildlife management area. the lack of gross pathology, the signs exhibited by the moribund ducks, and the ecologic conditions indicated possible botulinal intoxication. clostridium botulinum toxin type c was demonstrated in duck serum (approximately 5 x 10(4) mouse intraperiton ...19846737616
circulation of influenza viruses and paramyxoviruses in waterfowl originating from two different areas of north america.migratory waterfowl and shore birds harbour a wide range of influenza viruses, some of which have been implicated in influenza outbreaks in mammals and domestic birds. in the present study, a comparison was made of two marshalling areas for different migratory flyways of waterfowl in north america over a 6-8-year period. virtually all known influenza subtypes were isolated and the predominant subtype changed from year to year. a marked difference between the two locations was that the predominan ...19853878741
genetic analysis of a duck circovirus detected in commercial pekin ducks in new york.the genetic organization of the duck circovirus (ducv) 33753-52 detected in commercial pekin duck flocks from long island, ny, is described. the nucleotide sequence of virus 33753-52 exhibited high similarity with ducvs previously detected in germany and hungary. it is possible that this ducv from new york shares the same ancestor with the european counterparts. the virus 33753-52 exhibited genetic features characteristic of other circoviruses, such as the presence of two major open reading fram ...200717461272
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