| microlichus americanus acariasis in saffron finches (sicalis flaveola) with dermatitis and feather loss. | over a 5-year period, 13 saffron finches (sicalis flaveola) housed in mixed aviaries at the bronx zoo (bronx, new york) were examined with feather loss and dermatitis, primarily affecting the nape, neck, and dorsum. feather loss, hyperkeratosis, epidermal hyperplasia, and mixed granulocytic and mononuclear inflammation were identified in biopsies from live birds and tissue sections from postmortem specimens. in 10 of 13 cases, sections of arthropod parasites were seen histologically within feath ... | 2015 | 25862713 |