| association of mycoplasma corogypsi and polyarthritis in a black vulture (coragyps atratus) in virginia. | on 10 october 2007, a black vulture (coragyps atratus) was presented to the wildlife center of virginia, waynesboro, virginia, usa, because of an inability to fly. examination revealed multiple swollen, fluctuant joints. the bird suffered from lead toxicosis and had a prominent leukocytosis. histopathologic evaluation revealed an acute fibrinoheterophilic polyarthritis, and results of routine aerobic and anaerobic culture of joint fluid were negative, although mycoplasma sp. sequence-specific po ... | 2009 | 19617493 |