25 research outputs found
Foreign selling outlets : their selection and character /
At head of title: U.S. Department of Commerce ... Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce ...Mode of access: Internet
Use of a Nitinol Wire Stent for Management of Severe Tracheal Stenosis in an Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus roratus
Langzeitbeobachtung verschiedener kardialer Funktionsparameter nach mehrjähriger unterschiedlicher Trainingsbehandlung von Herzinfarktpatienten
Arterial Catheterization, Interpretation, and Treatment of Arterial Blood Pressures and Blood Gases in Birds
Radionuclide ventriculography and hemodynamic evaluation by right heart catheterization with exercise for assessing the functional significance of coronary artery stenoses
Avian Simuliotoxicosis: Outbreak in Louisiana
From April 20 to May 10, 2010, multiple species of birds were seen at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Zoological Medicine Department for a disease syndrome characterized by acute lethargy, generalized subcutaneous petechiae, vasculitis, and death caused by a black fly identified as Simulium meridionale. Twenty psittacine birds presented with severe depression and multifocal subcutaneous hemorrhages over the body and especially noted in the featherless areas of the head and neck. Ten out of 20 clinical cases seen survived on a treatment regimen consisting of intravenous fluid therapy, anti-inflammatories, antihistaminic medications, and supportive care. The 10 other birds likely died of cardiopulmonary collapse and anaphylactoid reactions. In all post mortem examinations multifocal to coalescing dermal hemorrhage, eosinophilic dermatitis, severe edema, and vasculitis were observed. The LSU School of Animal Science conducted a brief survey that included 34 of the 64 Louisiana parishes and showed that 17 parishes, at least, were affected by this outbreak. A total of at least 225 poultry bird deaths could be attributed to black fly strikes. Simuliotoxicosis outbreaks have previously been reported in North America, and this report documents the clinical and post mortem findings, treatment response, and extent of such an outbreak in pet and farm birds in Louisiana. © American Association of Avian Pathologists