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Case Reports
. 1985 Apr 1;186(7):700-2.

Encephalitozoonosis in a parrot

K B Poonacha, P D William, R D Stamper
  • PMID: 3921504
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Case Reports

Encephalitozoonosis in a parrot

K B Poonacha et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc. .
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Abstract

Encephalitozoon infection was diagnosed in a double yellow-headed Amazon parrot, Amazona ochrocephala. Illness was characterized by respiratory distress, decreased appetite, diarrhea, and weight loss. This gram-positive organism was present in renal tubules, intestine, and lungs. Ultrastructural features consisted of 5 polar filament coils and a single nucleus. Organisms were contained within parasitophorous vacuoles in cytoplasm of the renal tubular epithelium.

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