title: Salmonella enteritidis infection in two species of psittaciformes.
abstract: In 1990, Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 was recovered from two young (less than 20-week-old) lilac-crowned Amazon parrots (Amazona finschi Schlater), one in Tennessee and one in Kansas. The parrot from Tennessee was treated for a plugged naris and anorexia before the S. enteritidis infection was discovered. The parrot from Kansas exhibited signs of septicemia and died within 24 hours of examination. An apparently healthy green-cheeked conure (Pyrrhura molinae) on the same premises as the parrot from Tennessee was positive for S. enteritidis phage type 4 on a cloacal swab. These are the first reported cases of avian infection with S. enteritidis phage type 4 in the United States. Because several infectious agents were present simultaneously in the Amazon parrots, it was difficult to determine the precise role of S. enteritidis phage type 4 in the clinical presentations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37901-1071.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Orosz
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chengappa
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Oyster
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trock
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altekruse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010311:Parrots / Q000382:microbiology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*