An outbreak of malaria in penguins at the Farm-land Zoo.
10.3347/kjp.1984.22.2.267
- Author:
Ung Bok BAK
1
,
2
;
Jae Chan PARK
;
Young Jae LIM
Author Information
1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea
2. Farm-land Zoo, Yongin-gun, Geonggi-do, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
parasitology-protozoa;
malaria;
penguin;
Plasmodium sp.;
hepatosplenomegaly;
case report
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
1984;22(2):267-272
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In June of 1983 authors had investigated the occurrence of the avian malaria in the Humboldt penguins imported from Japan to the Farm-land Zoo in central district of Korea. The disease was characterized by acute course and high mortality. The peripheral blood smears from the affected penguins demonstrated different developmental stages of Plasmodium sp. in the mature erythrocytes. The predominant gross lesions noticed were pulmonary and epicardial edema and hepato-splenomegaly. Microscopically the lesions were characterized by extensive reticuloendothelial cell hyperplasia with striking feature of exoerythrocytic schizogony affecting a variety of tissues. The report also signifies the first description of a disastrous epizootic of avian malaria in Korea.
