| an outbreak of sarcocystosis in psittacines and a pigeon in a zoological collection in brazil. | this report describes an outbreak of acute pulmonary sarcocystosis in different species of captive psittacines and in a luzon bleeding-heart pigeon (gallicolumba luzonica) in a zoological collection in brazil. a majority of the birds were found dead and had exhibited no previous clinical signs. grossly, pulmonary congestion and edema were the most-common findings. enlarged and congested livers and spleens were also frequently observed. microscopically, there was edema, fibrin exudation, congesti ... | 2008 | 19166069 |