Mycobacterial Infection in a Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella): A Diagnostic Conundrum
Mycobacterial Infection in a Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella): A Diagnostic Conundrum
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United States: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
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English
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United States: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
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An adult male, wild-caught fairy bluebird (Irena puella) was evaluated after diagnosis of hepatic mycobacterial disease in a bird sharing the same quarantine space. Initial results did not reveal leukocytosis or acid-fast organisms in a liver biopsy. However, Mycobacterium avium was found in the liver via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). After euth...
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Mycobacterial Infection in a Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella): A Diagnostic Conundrum
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67144248
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67144248
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1042-7260
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1937-2825
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10.1638/2007-0011.1
