| 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 |