Principal source: Research Provides New Insights on Deadly Disease (Mensik and Samuel, 2002) Dr. Anthony B. Schryvers. Professor, Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Canada.
Compiler: National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) & IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)
Review: Dr. Anthony B. Schryvers. Professor, Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary. Canada.
Publication date: 2005-01-24
Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Pasteurella multocida. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=314 on 22-08-2024.
\r\nPhysical: In the face of an outbreak, control is directed at attempts to limit transmission of the disease. In outbreaks of avian cholera in waterfowl it is recommended that all carcasses are collected and burned. Dead birds floating on the water not only serve as a source of contamination but also act as decoys to lure more waterfowl into infectious water. Contaminated pools can be drained and then cultivated or flushed by flooding with pumped or floodwaters. In severe outbreaks, it is occasionally recommended that attempts be made to limit the scavenging activities of gulls, which are resistant and can act as transmitters of fowl cholera.