sp. nov., associated with mortalities among endangered seabirds.

Infectious diseases threaten endangered species, particularly in small isolated populations. Seabird populations on the remote Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean have been in decline for the past three decades, with avian cholera caused by proposed as the primary driver. However, species have also been sporadically detected from albatrosses on Amsterdam Island and may be contributing to some of the observed mortality.

WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING OF AN AVIPOXVIRUS ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN A GROUP OF AVIARY-HOUSED SNOW BUNTINGS ().

Avipoxvirus infections have been reported in both free-ranging and domestic birds worldwide. Fowlpox and canarypox viruses belong to the genus among the virus family . They cause cutaneous lesions with proliferative growths on the unfeathered parts of the skin and/or diphtheritic lesions generally associated with necrosis in the upper respiratory and digestive tracts.

INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION OF MIDAZOLAM HYDROCHLORIDE IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN FEMALE SURF SCOTERS () SURGICALLY IMPLANTED WITH INTRACOELOMIC TRANSMITTERS.

The intracoelomic implantation of satellite transmitters is associated with lower survival in surf scoters () compared with other species of diving ducks, potentially due to physiologic alterations following physical exertion and stress caused by handling and confinement. The effect of intranasal administration of midazolam hydrochloride on survival of surf scoters surgically implanted with intracelomic transmitters was evaluated. Shortly after their capture in Forestville (QC, Canada) in the fall of 2013, 26 randomly selected adult female surf scoters were administered midazolam hydrochloride (4.

[Effects of polysaccharide from Thuja occidentale L. on stromal precursor cells of hematopoietic microenvironment in mice].

The effect of high molecular polysaccharide subfraction from Thuja occidentale L. (TPS) on stromal precursor cells of hematopoietic microenvironment under the "steady-state" conditions and after sublethal irradiation was investigated. The stromal precursor cells of different stages of differentiation were detected by the implantation of mouse bone marrow under the renal capsule of syngeneic intact recipients and chimeras.