Volume 3, Number 1—March 1997
Dispatch
Mycoplasmal Conjunctivitis in Wild Songbirds: The Spread of a New Contagious Disease in a Mobile Host Population
Table
Test results for Mycoplasma gallisepticum in house finches and American goldfinches, Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, May 1994-June 1996
AL | House finch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GA | House finch | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3/6 | 3/3 | 6/6 |
Am. goldfinch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | |
KY | House finch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
MD | House finch | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0/7 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
Am. goldfinch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | |
OH | House finch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
SC | Am. goldfinch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
TN | House finch | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 4/6 |
Am. goldfinch |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
|
TOTALS | House finch | 31 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 7/24 | 14/14 | 18/20 |
Am. Goldfinch | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/5 | 4/5 | 3/3 | |
a Data are presented as number positive/number tested. b Positive = 2+ on rapid plate agglutination test. |
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