Publications
| synovial chondromatosis in raptors. | fourteen raptors, consisting of 13 great horned owls (bubo virginianus) and one red-tailed hawk (buteo jamaicensis), from central and north central minnesota, western wisconsin, and eastern south dakota (usa) were admitted to a raptor rehabilitation center between june 1992 and june 1995, with perisynovial and synovial chondromatosis affecting multiple joints. birds were severely debilitated primarily due to loss of shoulder motion. the etiology of these lesions in raptors is unknown. | 1999 | 10073365 |
| isolation and molecular characterization of newcastle disease viruses from raptors. | the present study was undertaken to detect and characterize newcastle disease virus (ndv) in raptors. cloacal and oropharyngeal swab samples were collected from 60 casualty raptors during january to march 2009 in minnesota. inoculation of all these samples (n=120) in 9-day-old embryonated hens' eggs resulted in isolation of haemagglutinating viruses in three samples from two bald eagles and one great horned owl. these three haemagglutinating viruses were confirmed as ndv by reverse transcription ... | 2010 | 21154052 |