OCCURRENCE OF POTENTIAL PATHOGENS IN WILD CARIBBEAN FLAMINGOS (PHOENICOPTERUS-RUBER-RUBER) DURING A LEAD-POISONING DIE OFF IN YUCATAN, MEXICO

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AGUIRRE, AA
COOK, RS
MCLEAN, RG
QUAN, TJ
SPRAKER, TR
机构
[1] COLORADO STATE UNIV,DEPT FISHERY & WILDLIFE BIOL,FT COLLINS,CO 80523
[2] CTR DIS CONTROL,CTR INFECT DIS,DIV VECTOR BORNE INFECT DIS,PUBL HLTH SERV,FT COLLINS,CO 80522
[3] COLORADO STATE UNIV,COLL VET MED,DIAGNOST LAB,FT COLLINS,CO 80526
关键词
BACTERIOLOGY; CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO; PHOENICOPTERUS-RUBER-RUBER; ENDOPARASITES; LEAD POISONING; SEROLOGY;
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
摘要
This paper reports the serologic, bacteriologic, and parasitologic findings from Caribbean flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) sampled during an episode of lead poisoning in Yucatan, Mexico, that occurred March-April 1989. Blood samples and swabs were obtained from nine moribund flamingos. Of the nine sera tested. two were positive for neutralizing antibodies against Venezuelan equine encephalitis-Mena II virus, two were positive for Newcastle disease virus, one was positive for St. Louis encephalitis virus, and one was positive for avian cholera. The following bacteria were isolated from these and 18 additional flamingo carcasses: Escherichia coli, Aeromonas hydrophila, Pasteurella multocida, Salmonella spp., and Staphylococcus spp. Among the endoparasites, Tetrameres americana was found in all nine flamingos examined. Possible disease implications in this flamingo population are discussed.
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