Dactylaria gallopava encephalitis in two grey-winged trumpeters (Psophia crepitans).
Encephalitis caused by Dactylaria gallopava is reported in two 17-to-18-day-old grey-winged trumpeters (Psophia crepitans). One of the chicks was housed in a tropical exhibit, and the other was in an adjacent room. Fir bark litter and aerosol infection were the suspected source and route of infection. The occurrence of this disease in a species other than the domestic chicken and turkey suggests the presence of a broader avian population at risk than previously indicated. Adult trumpeters and both young and old passerines housed in the same exhibit were not affected.
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Woodland Park Zoological Gardens, Seattle, Washington 98103.
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D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001717:Birds; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009181:Mycoses / Q000662:veterinary*