USGS National Wildlife Health Center necropsy results to determine cause of illness/death for seabirds collected in Alaska from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Barbara L. Bodenstein, US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center: Madison, WI, US; Robert J. Dusek, US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center: Madison, WI, US; Matthew Smith; Caroline Van Hemert; Robb S.A. Kaler

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Bodenstein, Barbara L., Dusek, Robert J., Smith, Matthew, Van Hemert, Caroline, and Kaler, Robb S.A. USGS National Wildlife Health Center necropsy results to determine cause of illness/death for seabirds collected in Alaska from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-05-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/E231493V1

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Project Title:  View help for Project Title USGS National Wildlife Health Center necropsy results to determine cause of illness/death for seabirds collected in Alaska from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021
Summary:  View help for Summary Summary of Bering and Chukchi Seas seabird necropsies, 2017-2021. More than 14,000 dead seabirds were reported and a total of 117 carcasses were examined. 92 cases had emaciation identified as the Cause Of Death (COD), seven cases where COD was undetermined, and 17 cases where COD was determined as "Other", which included predation, trauma, encephalitis, peritonitis, and bacterial infection. Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (n=4) and saxitoxin (n=15) were also detected; however, the virus and biotoxin were not determined to be the COD except for one case in 2020 where saxitoxin toxicosis was suspected.
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Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Avian mortality; seabird; cause of death
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Bering Sea, United States, Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean, Alaska
Universe:  View help for Universe Cause of death for dead seabirds.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data


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