Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae

Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae

ABSTRACT. We report a case of a Lady Amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) with diffuse granulomatous lesions in liver, spleen and intestine. Using histopathological and molecular diagnosis we detected Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium, etiological agent of avian tuberculosis. Furthe...

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Autores principales: Álvarez,Pedro P., Moroni,Manuel, Verdugo,Claudio
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias 2017
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pheasant
Mycobacterium avium
PCR
avian tuberculosis
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spelling oai:scielo:S0719-813220170003002132017-11-29Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiaeÁlvarez,Pedro P.Moroni,ManuelVerdugo,Claudio pheasant Mycobacterium avium PCR avian tuberculosis ABSTRACT. We report a case of a Lady Amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) with diffuse granulomatous lesions in liver, spleen and intestine. Using histopathological and molecular diagnosis we detected Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium, etiological agent of avian tuberculosis. Further studies are needed to understand the role of wild birds in the persistence and transmission of this pathogen.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias VeterinariasAustral journal of veterinary sciences v.49 n.3 20172017-09-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-81322017000300213en10.4067/S0719-81322017000300213
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language English
topic pheasant
Mycobacterium avium
PCR
avian tuberculosis
spellingShingle pheasant
Mycobacterium avium
PCR
avian tuberculosis
Álvarez,Pedro P.
Moroni,Manuel
Verdugo,Claudio
Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
description ABSTRACT. We report a case of a Lady Amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) with diffuse granulomatous lesions in liver, spleen and intestine. Using histopathological and molecular diagnosis we detected Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium, etiological agent of avian tuberculosis. Further studies are needed to understand the role of wild birds in the persistence and transmission of this pathogen.
author Álvarez,Pedro P.
Moroni,Manuel
Verdugo,Claudio
author_facet Álvarez,Pedro P.
Moroni,Manuel
Verdugo,Claudio
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title Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
title_short Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
title_full Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
title_fullStr Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
title_full_unstemmed Avian tuberculosis in a Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
title_sort avian tuberculosis in a lady amherst’s pheasant chrysolophus amherstiae
publisher Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
publishDate 2017
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