Abstract
: We observed Sanderlings ( Calidris alba) with facial growths in coastal Louisiana, US during summer of 2016. Severe lesions were associated with lethargy and lack of a flight response. We determined that the skin growth etiology was a bacterium of the genus Dermatophilus, rarely reported infecting birds. Sanderlings also exhibited severe amyloidosis.
MeSH terms
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Actinobacteria / isolation & purification*
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Amyloidosis / epidemiology
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Amyloidosis / microbiology
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Amyloidosis / veterinary*
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Animals
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Bird Diseases / epidemiology
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Bird Diseases / microbiology*
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Charadriiformes*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
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Louisiana / epidemiology