WILD TURKEYS AS MONITORS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Abstract Wildlife are usually considered vectors, reservoirs, or primary targets of infectious disease. This paper illustrates that they can also serve as sentinels of disease activity. In Texas, the Rio Grande wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) is well suited to monitor St. Louis encephal...

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Main Authors: Daniel O. Trainer, W. C. Glazener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1975-01-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1975.tb00087.x
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