Mycobacteria as environmental portent in Chesapeake Bay fish species

Infection with environmental mycobacteria is increasing among many Chesapeake Bay fish species. Prevalence in juvenile Atlantic menhaden differed between tributaries and ranged from 2% to 57%. Mycobacterial infection may be a syndromic sentinel of altered environmental conditions that threaten aquat...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 329 - 331
Main Authors Kane, Andrew S, Stine, Cynthia B, Hungerford, Laura, Matsche, Mark, Driscoll, Cindy, Baya, Ana M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.02.2007
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Animals
Atlantic menhaden
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
Diseases
Dispatch
Ecosystem
fish
Fish Diseases - epidemiology
Fish Diseases - microbiology
Fishes
Fishes - microbiology
Food Chain
Genetic aspects
Humans
Maryland - epidemiology
Mycobacteria
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium - isolation & purification
Rivers
Sentinel Surveillance
syndromic surveillance
Maryland
Atlantic Ocean
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Summary:Infection with environmental mycobacteria is increasing among many Chesapeake Bay fish species. Prevalence in juvenile Atlantic menhaden differed between tributaries and ranged from 2% to 57%. Mycobacterial infection may be a syndromic sentinel of altered environmental conditions that threaten aquatic animal health.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1302.060558