Systemic aspergillosis in an oiled magallanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus).

L Carrasco; JS Lima; DC Halfen; FJ Salguero; P Sánchez-Cordon; G Becker

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Systemic aspergillosis in an oiled magallanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus).

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Systemic aspergillosis in an oiled magallanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus).

L Carrasco, JS Lima, DC Halfen, FJ Salguero, P Sánchez-Cordon and G Becker

J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health, Vol.48(7), pp.551-554

09/2001

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Animals

Aspergillosis

Aspergillus fumigatus

Bird Diseases

Birds

Brazil

Death

Sudden

Diagnosis

Differential

Environmental Pollutants

Fuel Oils

Fungemia

This report describes a case of fatal aspergillosis caused by A. fumigatus during the recovery of an oiled Magallanic penguin. The possible role of aspergillosis as a possible complication responsible for the mortality of penguins surviving the first days of treatment for oil is emphasized.

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Title: Systemic aspergillosis in an oiled magallanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus).
Creators: L Carrasco
JS Lima
DC Halfen
FJ Salguero
P Sánchez-Cordon
G Becker
Publication Details: J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health, Vol.48(7), pp.551-554
Date published: 09/2001
Date submitted: 17/05/2017
Identifiers: 99511370902346
Academic Unit: University of Surrey
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Systemic aspergillosis in an oiled magallanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus).

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