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<i>Mycobacterium avium</i>subsp.<i>hominissuis</i>Infection in a Pet Parrot
31 Mar 2009
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To the Editor: Tuberculosis is a chronic wasting disease in domestic birds (especially hens) and free-ranging birds worldwide (1). Most mycobacterial infections in birds are caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium (mainly domestic birds) or by M. genavense (especially pet birds). Nontuberculous (potentially pathogenic) mycobacteria (i.e., M. fortuitum, M. gordonae, and M. nonchromogenicum) occasionally have...
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