title: Avian mycobacteriosis in companion birds: 20-year survey.
abstract: The causative agents of avian mycobacteriosis in pet birds are rarely identified. The aim of this study is to add information about the etiology of avian mycobacteriosis. The identification of mycobacterium species in 27 cases of avian mycobacteriosis in pet birds was investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing of a rRNA hypervariable region. Avian mycobacteriosis appeared to be an infrequent diagnosis. Interestingly, a few cases of avian mycobacteriosis were recorded in very young birds. The most commonly affected species were the canary (Serinus canarius), the Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) and the red siskin (Spinus cucullatus). All but one bird were infected with Mycobacterium genavense. Mycobacterium avium was identified only in one case.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Igiene e Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, Italy. giovanni.manarolla@unimi.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manarolla
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liandris
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pisoni
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sassera
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grilli
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gallazzi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sironi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piccinini
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rampin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D001717:Birds; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies