Burkholderia cepacia and Aeromonas hydrophila septicemia in an African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)

AKKOÇ A., Kocabiyik A. L., ÖZYİĞİT M. Ö., Cangul İ. T., Yilmaz R., ÖZAKIN C.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, vol.32, no.3, pp.233-236, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.233-236
  • Keywords: African Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus erithacus, Burkholderia cepacia, Aeromonas hydrophila, PET, PSEUDOMONAS
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Burkholderia cepacia and Aeromonas hydrophila infections are described in an African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) that presented with neurological signs, lassitude, and respiratory distress. At postmortem examination, subperiosteal ecchymotic hemorrhages in the skull, and severe subcutaneous edema in the neck and abdomen were prominent. Round, disseminated, whitish necrotic foci were noted in the congested liver. Microscopic examination revealed chromatolysis in brain neurons. Multifocal coagulation necroses were found in the liver. Non-purulent, subacute myocarditis, thromboembolic nephritis, and interstitial pneumonia were observed. Microbiological examination revealed mixed cultures of Burkholderia cepacia and Aeromonas hydrophila in brain, lung, liver, kidney, and heart samples.