Melo, Aryse MartinsSilva Filho, Rodolfo Pinho daPoester, Vanice RodriguesFernandes, Cristina Gevehrvon Groll, AndreaStevens, David ASabino, RaquelXavier, Melissa Orzechowski2021-03-312021-03-312020-08-01Med Mycol. 2020 Aug 1;58(6):852-855. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myz1221369-3786http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7611Brief ReportAspergillosis is a respiratory fungal disease of importance in captive marine birds. The aim of this study was to describe the occurrence of aspergillosis in Thalassarche melanophris during rehabilitation events and to identify the etiological agent. All the albatrosses that were received for rehabilitation and died within a 2-year period were included in the study. The proportionate mortality rate caused by aspergillosis was 21.4% (3/14). One of the etiological agents was Aspergillus flavus/oryzae lineage, and the other was A. fumigatus sensu stricto. Our study suggests that aspergillosis can act as a limiting factor in the rehabilitation of albatrosses.engAspergillus fumigatus sensu strictoAspergillus Section FlaviMolecular IdentificationProcellariiformesSeabirdsInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosesjournal article10.1093/mmy/myz122