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Cerebral baylisascariosis in a rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) in a German Zoo
BackgroundThe raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis , can cause a meningoencephalitis as neural larva migrans which is known in avian species,...
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Investigation of Toxoplasma infection in zoo animals using multispecies ELISA and GRA7 nested PCR
BackgroundToxoplasma is an obligate intracellular protozoan that causes an important zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. Felids are the...
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites with molecular detection and identification of Giardia duodenalis in fecal samples of mammals, birds and zookeepers at Beni-Suef Zoo, Egypt
The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites from various species of mammals and birds housed in a zoological garden...
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Chlamydia psittaci Screening of Animal Workers from Argentina Exposed to Carrier Birds
Different syndromes are involved in human psittacosis (flu-like syndrome, atypical pneumonia up to lacrimal gland lymphoma). Diagnostic methods...
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Isolation and characterization of low pathogenic H7N7 avian influenza virus from a red-crowned crane in a zoo in South Korea
BackgroundSouth Korea conducts annual national surveillance programs to detect avian influenza (AI) in domestic poultry, live bird markets, and wild...
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The effects of sex and aging on selected plasma biochemistry analytes in zoo-kept American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
American flamingos ( Phoenicopterus ruber ) are commonly kept in zoological collections and are important in research, conservation awareness, and...
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Isolation of Mycobacterium avium and other nontuberculous mycobacteria in chickens and captive birds in peninsular Malaysia
BackgroundMycobacterium avium complex (MAC) causes a chronic infectious in the birds known as avian mycobacteriosis. Almost all species of the birds...
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Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of Cryptosporidium species in the saffron finch Sicalis flaveola
BackgroundCryptosporidium is the most common protozoan that can infect a wide variety of animals, including mammals and birds. Fecal samples of six...
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Susceptibility of common family Anatidae bird species to clade 2.3.4.4e H5N6 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus: an experimental infection study
BackgroundThere were large outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) caused by clade 2.3.4.4e H5N6 viruses in the winter of 2016–2017 in...
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Disease and mortalities in selected zoological gardens in Nigeria
Diseases in captive wildlife constitute a major challenge to the function of zoological gardens only second to management. These diseases vary in...
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Determination of reference values for tear production and intraocular pressure in Pygoscelis penguins of the Antarctic Peninsula
BackgroundAccording to the literature review, this is the first study investigating tear production (TP) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in the Pygoscelis...
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Site Fidelity is Associated with Food Provisioning and Salmonella in an Urban Wading Bird
Food provisioning can change wildlife pathogen dynamics by altering host susceptibility via nutrition and/or through shifts in foraging behavior and...
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:1 infection in a captive Seba’s short tailed-fruit bat (Carollia perspicillata) colony in Switzerland
BackgroundBetween February and April 2016, a slight increase in mortality was observed in a colony consisting of 400 captive Seba’s short-tailed bats...
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Anaesthetic management and complications of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) undergoing diagnostic imaging
BackgroundThe presence of a tracheal septum dividing the trachea into two makes intubation one of the main challenges of penguin anaesthesia....
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Zoonotic and antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter: a view through the One Health lens
As a pathogen of a major public health concern with animal health importance, Campylobacter constitutes a clear and present threat to One Health....
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Genomic epidemiology of Escherichia coli: antimicrobial resistance through a One Health lens in sympatric humans, livestock and peri-domestic wildlife in Nairobi, Kenya
BackgroundLivestock systems have been proposed as a reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria and AMR genetic determinants that may infect...
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Case of necrotic enteritis associated with campylobacteriosis and coccidiosis in an adult Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus)
BackgroundTo date, Campylobacter jejuni has not been found to be pathogenic to peafowl. The available publications show that out of a total of 44...
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What is the state of the art on traditional medicine interventions for zoonotic diseases in the Indian subcontinent? A sco** review of the peer-reviewed evidence base
BackgroundTraditional medicine (TM) interventions are plausible therapeutic alternatives to conventional medical interventions against emerging and...
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Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection in a guinea pig (Cavia porcellus): a case report
BackgroundMycobacteria are found in many environmental conditions and infect a variety of species, including rodents and rabbits. Guinea pigs are...
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Diet, Microbes, and Cancer Across the Tree of Life: a Systematic Review
Purpose of ReviewCancers are a leading cause of death in humans and for many other species. Diet has often been associated with cancers, and the...