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Disseminated visceral coccidiosis in a wild white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
Y. K. Kwon, W. J. Jeon, M. I. Kang, J. H. Kim, and G. H. Olsen

Disseminated visceral coccidiosis (DVC) was unexpectedly recognized in a wild white-naped crane (Grits vipio) killed by phosphamidon insecticide. On gross pathologic examination, widely disseminated white nodules were found on the serosa of the proventriculus, gizzard, and intestine, as well as on the surface and in the parenchyma of liver, spleen, and cardiac muscle. Microscopically, asexual stages of a coccidia were observed in some nodules. However, the species of coccidia could not be determined because no oocysts were found on fecal examination. This is believed to be the first reported case of DVC in a wild white-naped crane infected with Eimeria spp.

Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(3):712-714. 2006

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