Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a canary (Serinus canana L.) and a blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona amazona aestiva).
I report two cases of mycobacteriosis in pet birds due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and discuss the zoonotic implications. The canary with a tuberculous knot in the lung is the first description of M. tuberculosis in a nonpsittacine bird species.
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Richard K
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Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Zürich, Switzerland.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D002171:Canaries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010311:Parrots; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses