Aspergillosis in a colony of Humboldt penguins (<i>Spheniscus humboldti</i>) under managed care: a clinical and environmental investigation in a French zoological park

Cateau, Estelle; Leclerc, Antoine; Cartier, Noémie; Valsecchi, Isabel; Bailly, Éric; Le Sénéchal, Ronan; Becerra, Margaux; Le Gallou, Brice; Lavergne, Rose‐Anne; Chesnay, Adélaïde; Robin, Jean‐Patrice; Cray, Carolyn; Goddard, Nicolas; Thorel, Milan; Guillot, Jacques; Mulot, Baptiste; Désoubeaux, Guillaume

doi:10.1093/mmy/myac046

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Aspergillosis in a colony of Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) under managed care: a clinical and environmental investigation in a French zoological park

Published in Medical Mycology • Jun 17, 2022

Authors:

Estelle Cateau

Antoine Leclerc

Noémie Cartier

Abstract

Aspergillosis is pervasive in bird populations, especially those under human care. Its management can be critically impacted by exposure to high levels of conidia and by resistance to azole drugs. The fungal contamination in the environment of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) group, housed ...

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Aspergillus fumigatus

Aspergillosis

Biology

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