| intravenous regional antibiotic perfusion therapy as an adjunctive treatment for digital lesions in seabirds. | foot infections are a common problem among seabirds in wildlife rehabilitation. pododermatitis and digital infections are often challenging to treat because of the presence of suboptimal substrates, abnormal weight-bearing due to injuries, and suboptimal nutritional or health status. seabirds represent the majority of animals requiring rehabilitation after oil spills, and foot problems are a common reason for euthanasia among these birds. antibiotic intravenous regional perfusion therapy is freq ... | 2017 | 28363050 |
| lead shot poisoning of a pacific loon in alaska. | lead poisoning, associated with ingestion of spent lead shot, was diagnosed in an adult female pacific loon (gavia pacifica) observed with partial paralysis on 13 june 2002 and found dead on 16 june 2002 on kigigak island, yukon delta national wildlife refuge, western alaska, usa. a necropsy revealed three pellets of ingested lead shot in the loon's gizzard and a lead liver concentration of 31 ppm wet weight, which was consistent with metallic lead poisoning. this is the first report of lead poi ... | 2004 | 15465734 |
| levels and profiles of persistent organic pollutants in resident and migratory birds from an urbanized coastal region of south korea. | persistent organic pollutants (pops) levels in resident and migratory birds collected from an urbanized coastal region of south korea were investigated. as target species, resident birds that reside in different habitats-such as inland and coastal regions-were selected and their pop contamination status and accumulation features evaluated. additionally, winter and summer migratory species were analysed for comparison with resident birds. black-tailed gull and domestic pigeon were selected as the ... | 2014 | 24001686 |
| serologic evidence for influenza a virus exposure in three loon species breeding in alaska, usa. | limited information exists about exposure to influenza a viruses (iavs) in many wild waterbird species, including loons. we analyzed serum samples from breeding adult pacific (gavia pacifica), red-throated (gavia stellata), and yellow-billed (gavia adamsii) loons sampled at three locations along the coast of alaska, us from 2008 to 2017 to gain a better understanding of the potential role loons play in iav ecology. we screened loon sera for iav antibodies using three tests-blocking enzyme-linked ... | 2019 | 30896365 |