Hyperinfestation by Ticks Ixodes uriae: A Possible Cause of Death in Adult King Penguins, a Long-Lived Seabird

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Gauthier-Clerc ◽  
Yannick Clerquin ◽  
Yves Handrich
Keyword(s):  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Ixodes Uriae ◽  
Possible Cause

scholarly journals 210Po poisoning as possible cause of death: forensic investigations and toxicological analysis of the remains of Yasser Arafat

2016 ◽  
Vol 259 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascal Froidevaux ◽  
François Bochud ◽  
Sébastien Baechler ◽  
Vincent Castella ◽  
Marc Augsburger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Toxicological Analysis ◽  
Forensic Investigations ◽  
Yasser Arafat ◽  
Possible Cause

scholarly journals Plasmodium matutinum Causing Avian Malaria in Lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) Hosted in an Italian Zoo

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1356
Author(s):  
Cristiano Cocumelli ◽  
Manuela Iurescia ◽  
Elena Lavinia Diaconu ◽  
Valentina Galietta ◽  
Caterina Raso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Avian Malaria ◽  
Genetic Characterization ◽  
Plasmodium Species ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Spheniscus Demersus ◽  
Gross Lesions ◽  
Possible Cause

Avian malaria is a worldwide distributed, vector-born disease of birds caused by parasites of the order Haemosporida. There is a lack of knowledge about the presence and pathogenetic role of Haemosporida in Psittacidae. Here we report a case of avian malaria infection in lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis), with the genetic characterization of the Plasmodium species involved. The birds were hosted in a zoo located in Italy, where avian malaria cases in African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) were already reported. Animals (n = 11) were submitted for necropsy after sudden death and were subjected to further analyses including histopathology, bacteriology, and PCR for the research of haemosporidians. Clinical history, gross lesions and histopathological observation of schizonts, together with positive PCR results for Plasmodium spp., demonstrated that avian malaria was the cause of death for one animal and the possible cause of death for the other nine. The sequences obtained were compared using BLAST and analyzed for similarity to sequences available at the MalAvi database. Genetic analyses demonstrated a 100% nucleotide identity to Plasmodium matutinum LINN1 for all the obtained sequences. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing avian malaria in lovebirds.

Cardiac sarcoidosis - a possible cause of death. Case report

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Butcovan ◽  
L Stoica ◽  
C Ungureanu ◽  
G Tinica
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Cardiac Sarcoidosis ◽  
Death Case ◽  
Possible Cause
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