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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