Ayhan ATASEVER, Latife BEYAZ, Fuat AYDIN, K. Semih GÜMÜŞSOY, Mustafa ÖZCAN

Avian tuberculosis in Kayseri Zoo

Bu çalışmada, Kayseri Beştepeler hayvanat bahçesinde Ekim 2004-Mart 2005 tarihleri arasında ölen yabani kanatlılar patolojik, bakteriyolojik ve mikolojik yönden incelendi. Bu süre içinde 4 güvercin (Columba domestica), 3 kızıl şahin (Buteo rufinus), 2 mandarin ördeği (Aix galericulato), 2 hindi (Meleagris gallopavo) ve 1 sülün (Phasianus colchicus) ölü olarak Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesine getirildi. Nekropside karaciğer, akciğer, dalak ve ince bağırsaklarda tüberküloz lezyonları gözlendi. Lezyonların histopatolojik incelemesinde çok çekirdekli dev hücrelerinde asido-rezistans basillerin bulunduğu granulomlara rastlandı. Kültürel yoklama ve BACTEC hızlı radiometrik teknikle ölen tüm hayvanlardan Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium izole ve identifiye edildi. Sonuç olarak, Kayseri hayvanat bahçesinde yabani kanatlılar arasında tüberkülozun insidensinin yüksek olduğunu saptandı.

Kayseri Hayvanat Bahçesinde kanatlı tüberkülozisi

In this study, wild birds died at Beştepeler Zoo then presented for necropsy to Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Erciyes University were investigated for pathological, bacteriological and mycological aspects from October to March 05. Of wild birds four were pigeons {Columba domestica), three were long-legged buzzards (Buteo rufinus), two were mandarin ducks (Aix galericulato), two were turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), and one was pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). On postmortem examinations, tuberculosis lesions on the liver, lungs, spleen, and small intestine were observed. Histopathological examinations of lesions revealed granulomas with acid-fast bacilli within typical multinucleated giant ceils of the granulomas. Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium was isolated and identified by bacteriological culture and BACTEC rapid radiometric technique, respectively. In conclusion, the incidence of avian tuberculosis is high among wild birds in zoo.

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