Avian mycobacteriosis in companion birds: 20-year survey

The causative agents of avian mycobacteriosis in pet birds are rarely identified. The aim of this study is to add information about the etiology of avian mycobacteriosis. The identification of mycobacterium species in 27 cases of avian mycobacteriosis in pet birds was investigated by polymerase chai...

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Published in:Veterinary microbiology 2009-02, Vol.133 (4), p.323-327
Main Authors: Manarolla, Giovanni, Liandris, Emmanouil, Pisoni, Giuliano, Sassera, Davide, Grilli, Guido, Gallazzi, Daniele, Sironi, Giuseppe, Moroni, Paolo, Piccinini, Renata, Rampin, Tiziana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Aves
Avian mycobacteriosis
Biological and medical sciences
bird diseases
Bird Diseases - microbiology
Birds
canaries
Carduelis
Carduelis carduelis
disease detection
disease prevalence
epidemiological studies
etiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
longitudinal studies
Microbiology
molecular epidemiology
Mycobacteria
mycobacterial diseases
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium genavense
Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology
Mycobacterium Infections - veterinary
pathogen identification
PCR
pets
polymerase chain reaction
Retrospective Studies
risk factors
sequence analysis
Serinus
Serinus canarius
species differences
Spinus cucullatus
young animals
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Summary:The causative agents of avian mycobacteriosis in pet birds are rarely identified. The aim of this study is to add information about the etiology of avian mycobacteriosis. The identification of mycobacterium species in 27 cases of avian mycobacteriosis in pet birds was investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing of a rRNA hypervariable region. Avian mycobacteriosis appeared to be an infrequent diagnosis. Interestingly, a few cases of avian mycobacteriosis were recorded in very young birds. The most commonly affected species were the canary ( Serinus canarius), the Eurasian goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) and the red siskin ( Spinus cucullatus). All but one bird were infected with Mycobacterium genavense. Mycobacterium avium was identified only in one case.
ISSN:0378-1135
1873-2542
DOI:10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.07.017