| the 1992 epizootic of newcastle disease in double-crested cormorants in north america. | in the summer of 1992, morbidity and mortality in juvenile double-crested cormorants (phalacrocorax auritus; dcc) attributable to newcastle disease virus (ndv) was observed for the first time in seven northern usa states and one canadian province, and recurred in three western canadian provinces. based on clinical signs and laboratory diagnostic findings, dcc mortality from ndv occurred in 59 of the 63 nesting colonies and two of three non-colony sites investigated. an estimate of in excess of 2 ... | 1999 | 10231759 |