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PubMed1976

Serologic examination of birds from the area of southern Moravia for the presence of antibodies against arboviruses of the groups Alfa, Flavo, Uukuniemi, Turlock and Bunyamwera supergroup. II. Wild living birds.

280 specimens of 29 species of wild living birds from 11 families captured in the endemic area of the virus Lednice in Southern Moravia (CSSR) were investigated by haemagglutination-inhibition test (HIT) on presence of antibodies against 12 arbovirus antigens of the groups Alfa-virus (Western and Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis, Semliki, Sindbis, Chikungunya), Flavovirus (Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Dengue, West Nile), the Uukuniemi group (Poteplí), the Turlock group (Lednice) and the Bunyamwera supergroup (Tahyna, Calovo). Antibodies were found only against the virus Lednice, merely in water birds--i.e. in Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)--31.9%, in Grey Lag-Goose (Anser anser)--17.2%, and in one of three Mute Swans (Cygnus olor). In relation to these findings the question of ornithophilia of mosquitoes of Culex modestus species, which are the only probable vectors of Lednice virus as yet, is discussed.

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PubMed1991

[Trematodes of birds from lower Silesia. III. Urotocus rossitensis (Mühling, 1898)--New for Poland species of trematode parasitism in passeriform birds].

During the studies on trematode fauna of birds from Lower Silesia, the rare species--Urotocus rossitensis (Mühling, 1898)--was found. It parasitized in the bursa Fabricii of Sylvia borin, Erithacus rubecula and Turdus philomelos, and in the cloaca of Turdus merula. All these birds are new hosts for U. rossitensis which was recorded for the first time in Poland. It is worth mentioning that the localization of this trematode in the cloaca of T. merula is nontypical, since the parasite has underdeveloped suckers. Morphological and biometrical data give us new information about variability of U. rossitensis. They allow the author to support Williams' (1960) proposition to include U. fusiformis McIntosh, 1935 and U. tholonetensis Timon-David, 1955 among the synonyms of Urotocus rossitensis (Mühling, 1898).

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PubMed1991

[Pathologic X-ray signs in tuberculosis of ornamental birds and birds of prey].

Tuberculosis is still important as a disease of birds kept as pets and in zoos, and as a zoonosis. In living birds the diagnosis is difficult. In combination with the clinical and laboratory examination, radiology may help to lead to the diagnosis "generalised mycobacterial infection". Eight cases of tuberculosis seen in the clinic of our institute showed the different radiographic signs which may occur in the course of a mycobacterial infection. The specificity of the x-rays in combination with clinical and laboratory results is discussed.

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PubMed2000

Laboratory assessment of the Bird T-Bird VS ventilator performance using a model lung.

We assessed the Bird T-Bird VS ventilator using a model lung constructed to standard 10651-1 of the International Standards Organization. We used different combinations of lung compliance and airway resistance to simulate normal and diseased adult and paediatric lungs. Different preset tidal volumes at various respiratory rates were delivered to the model lung and compared with the actual measured tidal volumes. The results showed that the delivered tidal volumes were within the manufacturer's specification of +/- 10% of the preset tidal volumes in normal adult and paediatric combinations of lung compliance and airway resistance. The ventilator can be powered by mains electricity supply or battery and requires only optional compressed oxygen. The ventilator is suitable for the provision of advanced ventilatory support during prolonged patient transfer.

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PubMed2000

Bird Keeper's lung without bird keepinge

The identification of disease inducing allergens in hypersensitivity pneumonitis can be very problematic, and only by a thorough analysis of anamnestic data the source of allergen can be identified. We report a case of a 32-year-old female diagnosed with hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of budgerigar antigen in her home. She had been living there for two years and had never been a bird keeper at all. The former proprietor of the house was a budgerigar keeper for years. When we detected precipitating antibodies against different antigens including pigeon and budgerigar antigens as well as hay and Aureobasidium pullulans, the source of antigen exposition was not definitely clear. In the serum of our patient we found precipitating antibodies against protein structures extracted from dust samples from the patient's home, which were not detected in the serum of her husband. Using Western blots of budgerigar serum and of the dust sample from the patient's home we could demonstrate an IgG reactive banding pattern in our patient's serum. The banding pattern against budgerigar serum correlated very closely to that of a control patient, who was a budgerigar keeper with hypersensitivity pneumonitis. The patient's husband reacted neither against budgerigar serum nor against the dust sample, while he and his wife showed double banding at about 9 kDA, when their serum was exposed to dust from a home free of bird keeping. These results point to the fact, that the house dust sample of our patient contained budgerigar antigen, leading to an indirect antigen expositon causing hypersensitivity alveolitis. However, the positive reaction of the patient serum against the protein extract from the dust sample of her home needs further confirmation by inhibition experiments using budgerigar antigen. - Our patient received a prolonged treatment with corticosteroids, and after about one year the vital capacity of the lungs, which was reduced by 50% at the beginning of the treatment, returned to normal. The patient is still living in her home. Although she has been off medication for one year, lung function has not deteriorated. This fact points to a reduction of the amount of antigen in the patient's home.

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PubMed2004

An outbreak of West Nile virus-associated disease in domestic geese (Anser anser domesticus) upon initial introduction to a geographic region, with evidence of bird to bird transmission.

West Nile virus activity in Manitoba was documented for the first time by the collection of an infected crow found on July 8, 2002, in Winnipeg. West Nile virus was identified as the cause of death for a large number of domestic geese at a single farm in southern Manitoba in August. Of the 5 differently aged cohorts on the affected farm, which included 2 breeding flocks and 3 growing flocks, the 6-week-old cohort was most severely affected with 692 of 2731 goslings dying within a 10-day period. Seroprevalence of West Nile virus in 2 clinically affected and recovered juvenile cohorts was 98% and 100%. In breeding geese without clinical disease, seroprevalence was 90% for 15-month-old birds and 10% for 5-year-old birds. Seroreaction in 3 of 4 cohorts tested exceeded what would be expected by mosquito transmission alone.

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PubMed1993

Effect of bird-resistant and non-bird-resistant sorghum grain on amino acid digestion by beef heifers.

The effects of sorghum type on amino acid digestion were determined by feeding heifers (230 kg) equipped with ruminal, duodenal, and ileal cannulas bird-resistant (BR) or non-BR grains that had a normal or waxy endosperm (NORMAL-BR, WAXY-BR, NORMAL, WAXY). Dry-rolled grain diets were fed at 2% of BW in a 4 x 4 Latin square design. Total (TAA), essential (EAA), and nonessential (NAA) amino acid intake (grams/day) tended to be greater for BR than for non-BR grains. Feed (plus endogenous) amino acids reaching the duodenum were calculated by subtracting amino acids of microbial protein from total flow. Flow (grams/day) of total and feed TAA, EAA, NAA, and proline-rich-protein (sum of aspartate, glutamate, glycine, and proline) to the duodenum was greater (P < .05) for BR than for non-BR grains. The ratio between feed proline-rich-protein and NAA reaching the duodenum was similar to that noted with feed intake. Amino acid disappearance (grams/day) from the small intestine was unchanged (P > .10) by sorghum type, although the digestibility (percentage of duodenal flow) of TAA, EAA, NAA, and most individual amino acids was decreased (P < .05) for BR varieties. Amino acid flow to the cecum (grams/day) was generally greater for NORMAL-BR than for WAXY-BR (P < .10) or for NORMAL (P < .01) and greater (P < .10) for WAXY-BR than for WAXY.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed1993

[Bird trematodes of lower Silesia. IV. Specimens from the genus Mosesia (Pleurogenidae, Trematoda)--new element of parasitic-fauna passeriform birds from lower Silesia].

Illustrated descriptions of Mosesia pavlovskii, M. sittae and M. microsoma have been presented. These species have been described for the first time in Poland, and two of them--M. sittae and M. microsoma--have not been know in Europe until now. Motacilla flava, Turdus philomelos and T. merula are new hosts of these trematodes. M. sittae has been recognized as an autochthonous species--completing its life cycle in the climatic conditions of Lower Silesia. As for the other two species, the author supposes that their invasion has been connected with the birds' migrations or wintering.

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PubMed1975

The properties of bird feathers as converse piezoelectric transducers and as receptors of microwave radiation. I. Bird feathers as converse piezoelectric transducers.

An investigation was made of the properties of bird feathers as piezoelectric transducers in the audiofrequency range and as dielectric receptors of electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region. In the first case, cartridges of the ceramic and magnetic type and an electromagnetic transducer probe were used as detecting devices. Results show piezoelectric resonances in the 1 to 20-kHz region for the calami of feathers.

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