Results of algal toxin testing from wildlife mortality submissions to the National Wildlife Health Center
Dates
Publication Date
2021-12-01
Start Date
1998-11-20
End Date
2018-01-19
Citation
Dusek, R.J., and Lankton, J.S., 2021, Results of algal toxin testing from wildlife mortality submissions to the National Wildlife Health Center: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FOYGYB.
Summary
This data set is composed of all animals received as a diagnostic submission to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center for which algal toxin testing was performed from November 1998 to January 2018. Birds with a histologic diagnosis of avian vacuolar myelinopathy, a disease caused by the algal toxin aetokthonotoxin, are also included. Algal toxins tested for include brevetoxin, cylindrospermopsin, domoic acid, microcystin, and saxitoxin. Case-accession number, species, state collected, month and year collected, and detection or non-detection of the algal toxin is reported.
Summary
This data set is composed of all animals received as a diagnostic submission to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center for which algal toxin testing was performed from November 1998 to January 2018. Birds with a histologic diagnosis of avian vacuolar myelinopathy, a disease caused by the algal toxin aetokthonotoxin, are also included. Algal toxins tested for include brevetoxin, cylindrospermopsin, domoic acid, microcystin, and saxitoxin. Case-accession number, species, state collected, month and year collected, and detection or non-detection of the algal toxin is reported.
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Related External Resources
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Laughrey et al. 2021. A review of algal toxin exposures on reserved federal lands and among trust species in the United States. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2021.2010511
The data were collected to summarize results of avian vacuolar mylinopathy and algal toxin testing in carcasses submitted to the National Wildlife Health Center.
