Van Vuuren M, Brown J M
Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa, Republic of South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1990 Dec;61(4):170-1.
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was found to be the causal organism of high mortality in a colony of Little Swifts (Apus affinis (Gray), occupying the vertical walls of high-rise buildings. The mortality continued for a period of about 4 weeks. Negative post-mortem findings necessitated a diagnosis based on bacterial examination during which the causal organism was isolated in pure culture from the liver, spleen and heart blood of affected birds.
豕红斑丹毒丝菌被发现是在一个小白腰雨燕（Apus affinis (Gray)）种群中导致高死亡率的病原体，这些雨燕栖息在高层建筑的垂直墙壁上。死亡率持续了约4周时间。死后检查结果为阴性，因此需要通过细菌学检查来进行诊断，在此过程中，从患病鸟类的肝脏、脾脏和心血中分离出了纯培养的病原体。
