Aspergillosis in Common Crows in Nebraska, 1974

Authors

Joseph Zinkl, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver Wildlife Research Center
Joseph Hyland, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
James Hurt, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

4-1977

Comments

Published in Journal of Wildlife Diseases Vol. 13, April, 1977.

Abstract

During fall 1974, approximately 1,000 to 1,500 common crows (Corvus brachynhvnchos) died of aspergillosis in south-central Nebraska. The binds were debilitated, lethargic and dyspneic. On necropsy, typical lesions of aspergillosis were found in the lungs and air sacs. Histopathologic examination revealed granulomatous lesions around fungal hyphae in the respiratory system.