Aspergillosis in common crows in Nebraska, 1974.

An epornitic of avian cholera in waterfowl and common crows in Phelps County, Nebraska, in the spring, 1975.

In the spring of 1975, many species of waterfowl and common crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) were found dead in Phelps County, Nebraska. About 25,000 water fowl and at least 3,000 crows died in the epornitic. Few waterfowl were seen dying, but the crows experienced a chronic illness during which they became debilitated and were lethargic and dyspneic. Gross and microscopic lesions in the waterfowl...

From Poe to Roe: a Bickelian view of the abortion decision--its timing and principle.

Crows Do Not Use Automobiles as Nutcrackers: Putting an Anecdote to the Test

hook-tools (Hunt 1996). In many cases only a single instance of the putative intelligent behavior has been observed (e.g. Montevecchi 1978, Andersson 1989). One behavior, the use of automobiles to crack open nuts, has been cited repeatedly as an example of corvid resourcefulness and adaptability (e.g. Beck 1980:127, Hunt 1996). There are only two original reports of this behavior in the literat...

Review of the Aspergillosis and Report A Case of its Central Nervous System

SUMMARY Because Aspergillus SP. are one of the most common airborne fungal contaminants in all parts of the world, the incidence of Aspergillosis is relatively high, but will not be diagnosed in some cases. In this survey we decided to review the importance of Aspergillosis and also to report a case of its Central Nervous system involvement in a patient without Immunodeficiency.

Indirect immunofluorescence test for the detection of Aspergillus fumigatus antibodies.

An indirect immunofluorescence test was both sensitive and specific in detecting IgG antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus. The test revealed a significant increase in titre of antibodies in patients with the allergic or mycetomal forms of pulmonary aspergillosis.