title: Systemic aspergillosis in an oiled magallanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus).
abstract: This report describes a case of fatal aspergillosis caused by A. fumigatus during the recovery of an oiled Magallanic penguin. The possible role of aspergillosis as a possible complication responsible for the mortality of penguins surviving the first days of treatment for oil is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department de Anatomía y Anatomia Patológica Comparadas, Edificio de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Cordoba, Spain. an1caotl@uco.es
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Halfen
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Salguero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Cordon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001717:Birds; D001938:Brazil; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005648:Fuel Oils; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005648:Fuel Oils