Exposure of Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) to Select Avian Pathogens; Patagonia, Argentina

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
• Main Authors: D'amico, Veronica Laura, Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo, Baker, Allan, Diaz, Luis Adrian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Disease Association
• Subjects: Red Knots; Patagonia; Argentina; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; St. Louis; Diaz; Calidris canutus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/105198

As part of the shorebird surveillance, Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) were sampled in two Patagonian sites in Argentina, Rý´o Grande and San Antonio Oeste, during 2005–2006. Cloacal swabs and serum samples were collected from 156 birds and tested by virus isolation (Newcastle disease virus), poly...