| concomitant mycotic and verminous pneumonia in a blue jay from georgia. | an emaciated, moribund, male blue jay (cyanocitta cristata) was collected in georgia (usa) and died shortly after capture. necropsy revealed nine large nematodes identified as diplotriaena tricuspis in the thoracic and abdominal air sacs and within the pericardial sac. multiple mycotic granulomas also were observed in the lungs and air sacs, and fungal culture of these lesions yielded pure growth of aspergillus fumigatus. histologic examination of the lungs revealed disseminated granulomatous in ... | 1998 | 9706574 |
| west nile virus detection in the organs of naturally infected blue jays (cyanocitta cristata). | blue jays (cyanocitta cristata) are an effective indicator species for west nile virus (wnv) and may be regionally important in surveillance efforts. the sites of wnv replication and sensitivity of virus detection techniques are undefined for blue jays. the objectives of this study were to describe the gross and microscopic pathology associated with natural wnv infection in blue jays, as well as determine the most appropriate tissues to be used for virus isolation, reverse transcription-nested p ... | 2005 | 16107670 |
| the risk of west nile virus infection is associated with combined sewer overflow streams in urban atlanta, georgia, usa. | at present, the factors favoring transmission and amplification of west nile virus (wnv) within urban environments are poorly understood. in urban atlanta, georgia, the highly polluted waters of streams affected by combined sewer overflow (cso) represent significant habitats for the wnv mosquito vector culex quinquefasciatus. however, their contribution to the risk of wnv infection in humans and birds remains unclear. | 2010 | 20529765 |