Link: https://revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/4014

Autores: XAVIER, M. O.; SOARES, M. P.; CABANA, A.L.; SILVA FILHO, Rodolfo Pinho da; RUOPPOLO, V.; MEIRELES, M. C. A.; SEVERO, L. C..

Periódico: Ciência Animal Brasileira

Resumo: 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.

Palavras-chave: aspergillosis; avian pathology; mycosis; penguins; seabirds.