Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Severe breathing trouble in a lovebird linked to Acinetobacter
By Robino, P et al.·Published in Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde·2005·Dipartimento di Produzioni Animali, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Isolation of Acinetobacter lwoffii from a lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) with severe respiratory symptoms.
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Plain-English summary
A lovebird was brought in with severe breathing problems and unfortunately passed away due to respiratory disease. Tests revealed that the cause was a bacterium called Acinetobacter lwoffii. To prevent further issues, all the other parrots at the breeding center were treated with an antibiotic called oxytetracycline for two weeks. Three months later, none of the other birds showed any signs of respiratory symptoms, indicating that the treatment was effective.
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Abstract
Although Acinetobacter lwoffii is generally considered an ubiquitous and opportunistic bacterium, this germ has been isolated from the pulmonary and abdominal air sac swabs obtained from a Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis), which died of a severe respiratory disease. Bacteriological tests (phenotypic and genotypic) led to the identification of A. lwoffii in pure culture. All the other parrots in the breeding centre were treated orally with oxytetracycline for 14 days and 3 months later no bird showed any signs of respiratory symptoms.
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