Oxyspiruriasis in zoo birds
Oxyspiruriasis caused by the bird eyeworm, Oxyspirura mansoni, a thelaziid nematode, in three species of pheasants, 3 Chrysolophus pictus (golden pheasant), 7 Lophura nycthemera (silver pheasant) and 9 Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant) in Zoo Negara Malaysia are reported. Birds with the disease...
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2-s2.0-84866320551 Vellayan S.; Jeffery J.; Oothuman P.; Zahedi M.; Krishnasamy M.; Paramaswaran S.; Rohela M.; Abdul-Aziz N.M. Oxyspiruriasis in zoo birds 2012 Tropical Biomedicine 29 2 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84866320551&partnerID=40&md5=5859d461c705cbd871d6333bd4ffd922 Oxyspiruriasis caused by the bird eyeworm, Oxyspirura mansoni, a thelaziid nematode, in three species of pheasants, 3 Chrysolophus pictus (golden pheasant), 7 Lophura nycthemera (silver pheasant) and 9 Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant) in Zoo Negara Malaysia are reported. Birds with the disease were treated with a solution of 0.5% iodine or 0.5% lysol. Antistress powder for 4 days in water and non-strep vitamin powder in water was also provided. Control measures included removal of the cockroach intermediate host, Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Surinam cockroach) from the vicinity of the birds. The golden pheasant is a new host for O. mansoni in peninsular Malaysia. 1275720 English Article |
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Vellayan S.; Jeffery J.; Oothuman P.; Zahedi M.; Krishnasamy M.; Paramaswaran S.; Rohela M.; Abdul-Aziz N.M. |
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Vellayan S.; Jeffery J.; Oothuman P.; Zahedi M.; Krishnasamy M.; Paramaswaran S.; Rohela M.; Abdul-Aziz N.M. Oxyspiruriasis in zoo birds |
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Vellayan S.; Jeffery J.; Oothuman P.; Zahedi M.; Krishnasamy M.; Paramaswaran S.; Rohela M.; Abdul-Aziz N.M. |
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Vellayan S.; Jeffery J.; Oothuman P.; Zahedi M.; Krishnasamy M.; Paramaswaran S.; Rohela M.; Abdul-Aziz N.M. |
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Oxyspiruriasis in zoo birds |
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Oxyspiruriasis in zoo birds |
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Oxyspiruriasis in zoo birds |
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Oxyspiruriasis in zoo birds |
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Oxyspiruriasis caused by the bird eyeworm, Oxyspirura mansoni, a thelaziid nematode, in three species of pheasants, 3 Chrysolophus pictus (golden pheasant), 7 Lophura nycthemera (silver pheasant) and 9 Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant) in Zoo Negara Malaysia are reported. Birds with the disease were treated with a solution of 0.5% iodine or 0.5% lysol. Antistress powder for 4 days in water and non-strep vitamin powder in water was also provided. Control measures included removal of the cockroach intermediate host, Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Surinam cockroach) from the vicinity of the birds. The golden pheasant is a new host for O. mansoni in peninsular Malaysia. |
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