| avian botulism and avian chlamydiosis in wild water birds, benton lake national wildlife refuge, montana, usa. | in 1999, the u.s. geological survey (usgs) national wildlife health center, madison, wisconsin, conducted a diagnostic investigation into a water bird mortality event involving intoxication with avian botulism type c and infection with avian chlamydiosis at the benton lake national wildlife refuge in montana, usa. of 24 carcasses necropsied, 11 had lesions consistent with avian chlamydiosis, including two that tested positive for infectious chlamydophila psittaci, and 12 were positive for avian ... | 2012 | 23272358 |