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MELIOIDOSIS IN A SULPHUR‐CRESTED COCKATOO (CACATUA GALERiTA)

1978; Wiley; Volume: 54; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1751-0813.1978.tb02466.x

1751-0813

Annette D. Thomas, Anthony J. Wilson, J. N. Aubrey,

Burkholderia infections and melioidosis

SUMMARY A case of melioidosis in a sulphur‐crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) kept as a pet in Townsville is described. This case was characterised by liver necrosis with both a heterophil and mononuclear cell inflammatory response associated with giant cells. Pseudomonas pseudomallei was isolated by blood plate culture and guinea pig inoculation. This is the first case of melioidosis reported in a native bird in Australia.