Research Article
Etiologic Agents and Diseases Found Associated with Clinical Aspergillosis in Falcons
Table 1
Etiologic agents and diseases found associated with aspergillosis in falcons.
| | Concurrent diseases | | Aspergillus isolates | | | | | A. fumigatus | A. flavus | A. terreus | A. niger | Total | Deaths | | 58 isolates | 14 isolates | 12 isolates | 12 isolates | 96 | 16 |
| | Parasites | | | | | | | | Caryospora spp. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | — | | Serratospiculum spp. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | | Cestodes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | | Trematodes (S. falconis) | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | | Trichomoniasis | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | | Babesia shortti | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | | Candidosis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | | Capillaria spp. | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | | Leucocytozoon toddi | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| | Bacteria | | | | | | | | (CFIDS) | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 4 | | Bumblefoot | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | | Mannheimia haemolytica | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | | Escherichia coli | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | | Clostridium perfringens | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | | Klebsiella ozanonae | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | | Moraxella sp. | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | | Staphylococcus aureus | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | | Acinetobacter baumannii | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | | Ehrlichiosis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| | Virus | | | | | | | | Falcon herpes virus | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | | Pox virus | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | Other diseases | | | | | | | | Interstitial hepatitis | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | | Amyloidosis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Chronic nephritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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