Erysipelas in a free-ranging Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis)
January 1, 1999
We describe a case of erysipelas in a free-ranging endangered Hawaiian crow. The partially scavenged carcass exhibited gross emaciation and petechial hemorrhages in both lungs. Microscopy revealed multiple necrotic foci associated with gram-positive rods in the liver and adrenal, diffuse acute proximal tubular necrosis of kidney, diffuse necrosis and inflammation of proventricular mucosa associated with gram-positive rods, and multiple intravascular aggregates of gram-positive rods associated with thrombi. Culture of the kidney revealed the bacterium to be Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The implications of this finding to free-ranging crows remain unclear.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1999 |
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Title | Erysipelas in a free-ranging Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) |
DOI | 10.2307/1592627 |
Authors | Thierry M. Work, Donna Ball, Mark Wolcott |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Avian Diseases |
Index ID | 70021692 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | National Wildlife Health Center |