Systemic Aspergillosis in some wild bird species at Kayseri Zoo

Abstract

This study consists of the clinical, microbiological and pathological findings with the result of itraconazol treatment of the systemic aspergillosis encountered in various wild birds belonged to Kayseri Zoo. As a consequence, on different times, 2 long legged buzzards (Buteo rufinus), 1 scops owl (Otus scops) and 1 white pelican (Pelecanus crispus) were brought to the Department of Pathology, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Erciyes. In necropsy of these animal, caseous-nodular foci were seen in various internal organs. The samples were microbiologically examined concerning tuberculosis and micotic infections. Besides, the tissue samples were stained with Periodic acid Schiff (PAS), Hematoxylin and Eosin (HE) and Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining procedures for histopathological examination. In the microbiological examination, Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated and identified from organs. Also, in histopathological examination, necrotic granulomas and hyphae and spores of fungi were observed. After diagnosis of infection, 4 infected and 8 healthy flamingos (Pheenicopterus ruber) and 1 infected mandarin duck (Aix galericulato) were treated with a dose of 10 mg/kg live weight/day, adding to drinking water itraconazole for 30 days

Keywords

• Itraconazole
• pathology
• systemic aspergillosis
• wild birds

Kayseri Hayvanat Bahçesi’nde bulunan bazı yabani kanatlı türlerinde rastlanan sistemik Aspergillozis

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Kayseri hayvanat bahçesi’ne ait çeşitli yabani kanatlı türlerinde karşılaşılan sistemik aspergillozisin klinik, mikrobiyolojijk ve patolojik bulguları ile itrakonazol sağaltım sonuçlarını içerir. Bununla ilgili olarak, Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı’na değişik zamanlarda 2 kızıl şahin (Buteo rufinus) ile birer cüce baykuş (Otus scops) ve beyaz pelikan (Pelecanus crispus) getirildi. Bu hayvanların nekropsilerinde çeşitli iç organlarda kazeöz-nodüler odaklar görüldü. Alınan örnekler tüberküloz ve mikotik enfeksiyonlar yönünden mikrobiyolojik olarak incelendi. Ayrıca doku örnekleri, histopatolojik yoklama için Periodic acid Schiff (PAS), Hematoxylin and Eosin (HE) ve Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) boyama teknikleri ile boyandı. Mikrobiyolojik yoklamada, organlardan Aspergillus fumigatus izole ve identifiye edildi. Histopatolojik yoklamada ise etkilenen organlarda nekrotik granülomlar ile mantar hifa ve sporları gözlendi. Bu enfeksiyonun tespitinden sonra hayvanat bahçesinde bulunan 4 hasta ve 8 sağlıklı flamingo (Pheenicopterus ruber) ile 1 adet hasta mandarin ördeğine (Aix galericulato) itrakonazol 10 mg/kg canlı ağırlık/gün dozunda 30 gün süreyle içme sularına katılmak suretiyle verildi

Keywords

• İtrakonazol
• patoloji
• sistemik aspergillozis
• yabani kanatlı

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