Publications

an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a collection of stone curlews (burhinus oedicnemus) in dubai.	we describe an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in stone curlews kept in a mixed-species rearing unit in dubai. cryptosporidium was the predominant intestinal pathogen detected, although microbiological investigations revealed a concurrent salmonella infantis infection in two of the 29 stone curlew chicks that died. nineteen of 29 birds had catarrhal enteritis associated with histopathological findings of numerous cryptosporidium developmental stages at the mucosal surface. catarrhal enteritis was ...	2008	18798028
mycoplasmas isolated from stone curlews (burhinus oedicnemus) used in falconry in the united arab emirates.	the aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of transmission of mycoplasma spp. from quarry to hunting falcons in the middle east. groups of 17 houbara bustards (chlamydotis undulata) and 29 stone curlews (burhinus oedicnemus) kept at three different private collections in dubai were evaluated for the presence of mycoplasma. additionally, 10 falcons used for hunting were investigated for comparison. the falcons showed no clinical signs and were examined within the scope of a routine health che ...	2009	19569479