| cryptococcosis outbreak in psittacine birds in brazil. | an outbreak of cryptococcosis occurred in a breeding aviary in são paulo, brazil. seven psittacine birds (of species charmosyna papou, lorius lory, trichoglossus goldiei, psittacula krameri and psittacus erithacus) died of disseminated cryptococcosis. incoordination, progressive paralysis and difficulty in flying were seen in five birds, whereas superficial lesions coincident with respiratory alterations were seen in two birds. encapsulated yeasts suggestive of cryptococcus sp. were seen in faec ... | 2004 | 15473361 |
| new species of the feather mite genus protolichus trouessart, 1884 (astigmata, pterolichidae) from lories and lorikeets (aves: psittaciformes). | five new species of the feather mite genus protolichus trouessart, 1884 (astigmata, pterolichidae) are described from parrots of the subfamily loriinae (psittaciformes: psittacidae): protolichus ornatus sp. n. from trichoglossus ornatus (linnaeus, 1758), p. lorinus sp. n. from lorius lory (linnaeus, 1758), p. placentis sp. n. from charmosyna placentis (temminck, 1835), p. pulchellae sp. n. from c. pulchella (gray gr, 1859), and p. rubiginosus sp. n. from t. rubiginosus (bonaparte, 1850). protoli ... | 2014 | 24871411 |