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Clinical illness in a wild turkey with Laminosioptes cysticola infestation of the viscera and peripheral nerves.

Authors :
Smith KE
Quist CF
Crum JM
Source :
Avian diseases [Avian Dis] 1997 Apr-Jun; Vol. 41 (2), pp. 484-9.
Publication Year :
1997

Abstract

Laminosioptes cysticola, the fowl cyst mite, was found in peripheral nerves and thoracic and abdominal viscera of an emaciated eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) exhibiting severe torticollis, circling, loss of balance, and wing droop. Mites, sometimes accompanied by granulomatous inflammation, were abundant in brachial plexus and sciatic nerves. Mild lymphoplasmacytic perivascular cuffing was present in the cerebellum, but no direct evidence of mites or other infectious agents was found in the central nervous system. This is the first report of L. cysticola infestation in a wild turkey and of the invasion of nervous tissue by this mite.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0005-2086
Volume :
41
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Avian diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9201421