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We report a case of polyostotic chondroblastic osteosarcoma in a kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus ) admitted to the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Rescue Center (Naples, Italy). A consolidated fracture of the left tibiotarsus bone and a deviation of the limb were evident. After radiographic, cytologic, and histopathologic examinations, a diagnosis of polyostotic chondroblastic osteosarcoma was made. To our knowledge, this is the first report on polyostotic chondroblastic osteosarcoma in a kestrel.
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Enfermedades de las Aves/diagnóstico , Falconiformes , Osteosarcoma/veterinaria , Animales , Enfermedades de las Aves/patología , Masculino , Osteosarcoma/clasificación , Osteosarcoma/diagnóstico , Osteosarcoma/patologíaRESUMEN
A total of 170 birds of prey admitted to two Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centers of Italy were examined. Birds were divided by diurnal (n = 15) and nocturnal (n = 7) species, sampled by cloacal swabs, and examined for Campylobacter spp. by cultural and molecular methods. Campylobacter spp. were isolated in 43 out of the 170 (25.3%) birds of prey examined. Among these, 43/43 (100%) were identified as Campylobacter jejuni and 10/43 (23.3%) were identified as Campylobacter coli recovered from mixed infections. Diurnal birds of prey showed a significantly higher prevalence value (P = 0.0006) for Campylobacter spp. than did nocturnal birds of prey.
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Enfermedades de las Aves/epidemiología , Infecciones por Campylobacter/veterinaria , Campylobacter coli/aislamiento & purificación , Campylobacter jejuni/aislamiento & purificación , Falconiformes , Estrigiformes , Animales , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Enfermedades de las Aves/microbiología , Infecciones por Campylobacter/epidemiología , Infecciones por Campylobacter/microbiología , Campylobacter coli/efectos de los fármacos , Campylobacter jejuni/efectos de los fármacos , Recuento de Colonia Microbiana/veterinaria , Italia/epidemiología , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana/veterinaria , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa Multiplex/veterinariaRESUMEN
Forty common swifts (Apus apus), synanthropic birds living in an urban environment closely with humans and other animals, were hospitalized in the public veterinary hospital of the Regional Reference Center of Urban Veterinary Hygiene located in Naples, Campania Region, Italy. Each bird was sampled for bacteriological analyses. Out of 40 common swifts examined, eight were found positive for Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis although no sign of salmonellosis (e.g. diarrhoea) was shown. This is believed to be the first report of Salmonella spp. infection in common swifts. Our results suggest this avian species as a novel potential reservoir for one of most important Salmonella serovars.
