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|<gallery>Image:Aspergillus swan.jpg|<center><p>'''Aspergillus in a swan'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center></gallery>

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*Cattle:

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**Infection can cause abortion and ocular infections

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**Infections involve the [[Female Reproductive Tract -The Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology|uterus]], [[Foetal Membranes - Anatomy & Physiology|fetal membranes]] and fetal skin

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**Lesions are usually up to 2mm in diameter and contain asteroid bodies with a germinated spore in the centre

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***Acute infection causes miliary lesions

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***Chronic infections causes granulomatous and calcified lesions

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*Horses:

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===Cattle===

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**[[Guttural Pouches Inflammatory - Pathology|Guttural pouch mycosis]] common

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Infection in cattle may cause abortion and ocular infections. Infections involved the uterus, foetal membranes and foetal skin.

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**Infection ~~can~~ cause abortion

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Lesions are usually up to 2mm in diameter and contain asteroid bodies with a germinated spore in the centre. Acute infection causes miliary lesions and chronic infections causes granulomatous and calcified lesions.

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**May cause [[Bronchi and ~~Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)|COPD]]~~

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*Dogs, cats and sheep:

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===Horses===

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**Infections occur, but infrequently

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In the horse the guttural pouches are most commonly affected. Aspergillus infection may also lead to abortion.

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**[[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lungs]] and ~~[[Nasal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|~~nasal cavity]] most ~~usually~~ affected

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===Dogs, cats and sheep===

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Infections occur, but infrequently in these animals. The lungs and nasal cavity are most commonly affected. Dogs

**Disseminated form with granulomas and infarcts can occur in dogs

**Pulmonary and intersitital forms can occur in cats

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*Humans:

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**Primary and secondary infections

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**[[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lungs]], [[Skin - Anatomy & Physiology|skin]], [[Nasal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal sinuses]], [[Ear - Anatomy & Physiology#Outer Ear|external ear]], [[Bronchi and bronchioles - Anatomy & Physiology|bronchi]], [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology|bones]] and meninges all affected

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**Infection occurs most frequently in immunocompromised patients

*Grows on Sabauraud's Dextrose and Blood agar

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