Infectious coryza in a grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) recovered from captivity.

ABSTRACT: We report Avibacterium paragallinarum and Klebsiella pneumoniae coinfection in a grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum). The crane was recovered from illegal captivity and released at a grey crowned crane (GCC) rehabilitation facility located at Akagera National Park in Rwanda. One year after being transferred, the bird presented with clinical signs suggesting a respiratory disease. Those signs included severe dyspnoea with mouth breathing, sneezing and nasal discharge. The crane was put on a 3-day treatment with antibiotics (ceftiofur 200 mg/ml at 50 mg/kg intramuscularly) and anti-inflammatory drug (meloxicam, intramuscular injection at a dose of 2 mg/kg), after which the crane seemed to have recovered. A month later, the same crane presented similar clinical signs and was treated with

SUBMITTER: Nsengimana O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8959316 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature