title: Sudden death in ten psittacine birds associated with the operation of a self-cleaning oven.
abstract: Psittacine birds can develop severe and often fatal pneumonitis when exposed to various noxious inhalants. Toxicosis in these birds caused by inhalation of pyrolysis products produced from overheated polytetrafluoroethylene-coated cooking pans on stove tops is well known, but compounds emitted from burned foods and other materials can also be toxic. We present a case of fatal pneumonitis in 10 psittacine birds associated with the operation of an oven in the self-cleaning mode.
authors.affiliation: California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System, University of California, Davis 95617-1770.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stoltz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D003296:Cooking; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D006794:Household Articles; D011563:Psittaciformes; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances