Today's Daily Dose: Avian medicine
Why are cockatiels more likely to develop lockjaw?
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“Researchers have suggested that cockatiels may be predisposed to bacteria-related lockjaw because of an unusual cranial air sac or nasal sinus conformation through which an upper respiratory infection can easily disseminate to adjacent muscles, nerves, or joints. An alternative hypothesis was that young cockatiels have weaker local immune responses in their nasal passages than other young psittacine species.”
-Neil Allison, DVM, DACVP, and Alice Smith, BS
From What caused this cockatiel's temporomandibular rigidity?
UN, WHO address public health concern over avian flu transmission to humans
April 18th 2024Veterinary professionals working with certain animals are advised to take precautionary steps to minimize risk of infection, while researchers in Texas study potential H5N1 vaccines, antivirals, and antibody therapies for humans
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