Identifying Causative Agents of a Paretic Syndrome in Waterbirds in Southern Portugal.

ABSTRACT: Paretic and paralyzing syndromes affecting wild birds are widely described in the literature, with outbreaks showing an increase in frequency and intensity worldwide during recent years. In the Iberian Peninsula, a paretic clinical picture without known etiology affecting mostly gulls has been reported during the last few decades. This paretic syndrome (PS) affects waterbirds and is characterized by a set of signs of ascendent flaccid paralysis, dyspnea, and diarrhea at different levels of severity. This study presents the first macro-analysis of some potential etiological PS agents in wild birds in southern Portugal. Other possible etiologies of PS related to nutritional deficiencies and environmental pollutants were not studied but are also discussed here. A total of 571 samples, belongi

SUBMITTER: Mena Casero MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11860645 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature