Title	Cutaneous and diphtheritic avian poxvirus infection in a nestling Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) from Antarctica
Author	Shearn-Bochsler, V.; Green, D.E.; Converse, K.A.; Docherty, D.E.; Thiel, T.; Geisz, H.N.; Fraser, W.R.; Patterson-Fraser, D.L.
Author Affil	Shearn-Bochsler, V., U. S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI. Other: University of Missouri-Saint Louis; College of William and Mary; Polar Oceans Research Group
Source	Polar Biology, 31(5), p.569-573, . Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. ISSN: 0722- 4060
Publication Date	Apr. 2008
Notes	In English. NSF grants OPP-9910095, OPP-0130525 and OPP-0217282. 21 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 284597
Index Terms	Antarctica; Southern Ocean; Aves; Chordata; disease; ecology; Neornithes; Palmer Station; Procellariiformes; Tetrapoda; Vertebrata
Abstract	The Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) is declining over much of its range and currently is listed as vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Island- specific breeding colonies near Palmer Station, Antarctica, have been monitored for over 30 years, and because this population continues to increase, it is critically important to conservation. In austral summer 2004, six diseased giant petrel chicks were observed in four of these colonies. Diseased chicks were 6-9 weeks old and had multiple proliferative nodules on their bills and skin. One severely affected chick was found dead on the nest and was salvaged for necropsy. (mod. journ. abst.)
URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00300-007-0390-z
Publication Type	journal article
Record ID	84122