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Use of black vulture (Coragyps atratus) in complementary and alternative therapies for cancer in Colombia: A qualitative study [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2012
Background Although Coragyps atratus has been used as a traditional therapy for patients with cancer, the scientific literature does not contain enough information on how this therapy is used or the mechanisms that explain this therapeutic practice ...
Sánchez-Pedraza Ricardo, Gamba-Rincón Magda R, González-Rangel Andrés L   +2 more
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Pharmacokinetic Behaviour of Enrofloxacin after Single Intramuscular Dosage in American Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2021
The aim of the study was to investigate the intramuscular pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin in black vultures (Coragyps atratus). The pharmacokinetics of a single intramuscular dose (10 mg/kg) of enrofloxacin was studied in six vultures.
Samanta Waxman, José Julio de Lucas, Guillermo Wiemeyer, Laura Torres Bianchini, Manuel Ignacio San Andrés, Casilda Rodríguez   +5 more
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Mycoplasma Corogypsi–Associated Polyarthritis and Tenosynovitis in Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) [PDF]

Veterinary Pathology, 2013
Three wild American black vultures ( Coragyps atratus ) were presented to rehabilitation centers with swelling of multiple joints, including elbows, stifles, hocks, and carpal joints, and of the gastrocnemius tendons.
David H Ley
exaly   +5 more sources

Urban Green Spaces Set the Stage for Rare Interspecific Allopreening Between Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) and Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Urban green spaces and wildlife corridors provide unique opportunities to observe how animals adapt and interact in human‐dominated landscapes. In San Antonio, Texas, both adjacent to and within the Phil Hardberger Park and the Robert L.B.
Lori Boies, Franchesca Tinacba, Terry J. Shackleford   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Urban waste disposal explains the distribution of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) in an Amazonian metropolis: management implications for birdstrikes and urban planning [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Collision rates between aircraft and birds have been rising worldwide. The increases in both air traffic and population sizes of large-bodied birds in cities lacking urban planning result in human-wildlife conflicts, economic loss and even lethal ...
Giase M. de Araujo, Carlos A. Peres, Fabricio B. Baccaro, Rafael S. Guerta   +3 more
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Safety and Immunogenicity of Poultry Vaccine for Protecting Critically Endangered Avian Species against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus, United States [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
In 2023, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred among critically endangered California condors (Gymnogyps californianus), and >21 died.
Todd E. Katzner, Ashleigh V. Blackford, Mary Donahue, Samantha E.J. Gibbs, Julianna Lenoch, Michael Martin, Tonie E. Rocke, J. Jeffrey Root, Darrel Styles, Sunny Cooper, Kristin Dean, Zachary Dvornicky-Raymond, Dominique Keller, Carlos Sanchez, Brett Dunlap, Thomas Grier, Michael P. Jones, Gregory Nitzel, Erin Patrick, Maureen Purcell, Aaron J. Specht, David L. Suarez   +21 more
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Disease susceptibility and biological vulnerability of black vultures to fatal clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection [PDF]

Scientific Reports
High numbers of black vultures (Coragyps atratus) have died from clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic (HP) avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (IAV) since its initial detection in North America in November 2021.
Nicole M. Nemeth, Victoria A. Andreasen, Alisia A. W. Weyna, Robert Sargent, Mark Cunningham, Melanie R. Kunkel, Paul T. Oesterle, Chloe C. Goodwin, Xuan Hui Teo, Rebecca Hardman, David E. Stallknecht, Mark G. Ruder, Rebecca L. Poulson   +12 more
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Sarcocystis cooperii n. sp. and related Sarcocystis species in three Colombian avian hosts [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Apicomplexan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis exhibit complex two-host life cycles involving birds as both intermediate hosts (IH) and definitive hosts (DH).
Horwald Bedoya Llano, María Marín-Zapata, Cristina Úsuga-Monroy, Santiago Duque-Arias   +3 more
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Evaluation of a Multimodal Anesthetic Protocol for Immobilization in Black Vultures (<i>Coragyps atratus</i>) and Turkey Vultures (<i>Cathartes aura</i>). [PDF]

Vet Sci
Anesthetic protocols for non-invasive immobilization of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) for procedures lasting up to two hours are lacking. This study directly evaluated the safety and efficacy of a multimodal anesthetic protocol in 11 Black Vultures and 4 Turkey Vultures undergoing electroretinography (ERG ...
Araya AV, Ko JC, Inoue T, Guenin S, Hunt TC, Baumhardt PE, Fernández-Juricic E.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Fine-scale assessment of home ranges and activity patterns for resident black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Knowledge of black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) spatial ecology is surprisingly limited despite their vital ecological roles.
Amanda E Holland, Michael E Byrne, A Lawrence Bryan, Travis L DeVault, Olin E Rhodes, James C Beasley   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources