Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 87 No. 5, 2017.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.24099/vet.arhiv.160519b
Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale infection in red wattled lapwings (Vanellus indicus) in Pakistan - a case report
Sajid Umar
; Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Mudassar Iqbal
; University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Abdul H. Khan
; University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Aqsa Mushtaq
; Veterinary Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
Kiran Aqil
; Veterinary Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
Tariq Jamil
; Veterinary Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
Sajjad Asif
; Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
Nayab Qamar
; Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
Asad Shahzad
; Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Younus
; Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang, Pakistan
Sažetak
Respiratory infections are of major concern in the poultry industry in Pakistan. Previously, wild birds have been reported to transmit respiratory infections. The Red Wattled Lapwing (RWL) is a wild bird prevalent in the Indus basin and the wetlands of Punjab, Pakistan. Out of total of eighteen RWL birds housed at Lahore Zoo, Pakistan, three birds died after showing signs of respiratory distress and paralysis, in August, 2014. Postmortem examination revealed air sacculitis and pneumonia. Microbiological examination revealed Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) as the causative agent, which was later confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). The isolate was found to be susceptible to amoxicillin, erythromycin, tetracycline and enrofloxacin, and resistant to gentamycin, neomycin and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. All the remaining birds were treated with long acting tetracycline, and diseased birds eventually recovered. No further mortality was declared. This is the first report of its kind which demonstrates ORT infection in RWL in Punjab, Pakistan.
Ključne riječi
red wattled lapwings; Vanellus indicus; Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale; PCR; Pakistan
Hrčak ID:
186225
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Datum izdavanja:
6.9.2017.
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