CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS OF ASPERGILLOSIS IN MAGELLANIC PENGUINS (Spheniscus magellanicus)

Authors

  • Melissa Orzechowski Xavier UFRGS
  • Mauro Pereira Soares UFPel
  • Rodolfo Pinho Silva Filho
  • Valéria Ruoppolo
  • Alessandro Comarú Pasqualotto UFRGS
  • Mário C. Araújo Meireles UFPel
  • Luiz Carlos Severo UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v12i3.4014

Keywords:

Pathology

Abstract

We studied a series of fifteen fatal cases of aspergillosis in penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus), seen over a 4-year period at a rehabilitation center in Southern Brazil. The clinical and pathological findings based on the lesions found at necropsy are described herein. The majority of animals (11/15) had sudden death without clinical signs. In 33.3% (5/15) of the cases, aspergillosis was restricted to the respiratory system and 66.6% showed disseminated disease, with liver, kidney, adrenal gland and gastrointestinal tract involvement. Typical lesions were characterized as white-yellowish granulomatous nodules. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest series of aspergillosis cases described in penguins in South America.
KEYWORDS: aspergillosis; avian pathology; mycosis; penguins; seabirds.

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Published

2011-09-29

How to Cite

XAVIER, M. O.; SOARES, M. P.; SILVA FILHO, R. P.; RUOPPOLO, V.; PASQUALOTTO, A. C.; MEIRELES, M. C. A.; SEVERO, L. C. CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS OF ASPERGILLOSIS IN MAGELLANIC PENGUINS (Spheniscus magellanicus). Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 3, p. 520–524, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v12i3.4014. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/4014. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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