TY - JOUR AU - Garcês, Andreia AU - Lopes, Ricardo AU - Salinas, Delsy AU - Carreira, Mariana AU - Infante, Samuel AU - Lopes, Ana AU - Silveira, Inês AU - Claudino, Sofia AU - Silva, Augusto AU - Brilhante-Simões, Paula PY - 2022/06/27 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - First Report of Oral Candidiasis by Candida lusitanea in a Red Kite (Milvus milvus, Lineu 1758) JF - Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research JA - JAVR VL - 12 IS - 3 SE - DO - UR - https://www.advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/956 SP - 321-323 AB - <p>A free-living red kite (<em>Milvus milvus</em>, Lineu 1758) adult male was admitted to the CERAS - Centro de Estudos e Recuperação de Animais Selvagens (Castelo Branco, Portugal) debilitated and with injuries caused by lead projectiles. During the physical exam small lesions, not larger than 7 mm, were observed in the distal portion of the soft palate, laterally to the choanae, compatible with oral candidiasis. <em>Candida lusitanea</em> was the agent isolated from the exudate that was removed from the lesions. This is the first reported case of <em>C. lusitanea</em> associated to oral candidiasis and the first time this bird species was associated with this agent.</p> ER -