Erysipelas in a free-ranging Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis)
Avian Diseases
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Abstract
We describe a case of erysipelas in a free-ranging endangered Hawaiian crow. The partially scavenged carcass exhibited gross emaciation and petechial hemorrhages in both lungs. Microscopy revealed multiple necrotic foci associated with gram-positive rods in the liver and adrenal, diffuse acute proximal tubular necrosis of kidney, diffuse necrosis and inflammation of proventricular mucosa associated with gram-positive rods, and multiple intravascular aggregates of gram-positive rods associated with thrombi. Culture of the kidney revealed the bacterium to be Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The implications of this finding to free-ranging crows remain unclear.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Erysipelas in a free-ranging Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) |
| Series title | Avian Diseases |
| DOI | 10.2307/1592627 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association of Avian Pathologists |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 338 |
| Last page | 341 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawai'i |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |