In the quarantines of the epyzootiological territory of Belgrade, feathers
deriving from live and dead dehydrated exotic birds were samples. Birds were
housed in closed disinfected bird shelter facilities with cages. Study was
carried out in 4 quarantines of total 22, during 2010, and it included only 5
bird species, 3 birds of each species (Coracias cyanogaste, Acridothere
tristis, S. canaria, Pycnonotus cafer and Tockus fasciatus). A total of 15
samples of feathers were analyzed. Samples were placed in the antibiotics
solution, for 24 hours at room temperature, and subsequently cultivated on
Sabouraud dextrose agar and Potato dextrose agar, in aerobic conditions in
the darkness at the temperature of in 37?C duration of 5 days, and 3-4 weeks
at 20?2?C (Scopulariopsis spp.), and in aerobic conditions at room
temperature of 20?2?C for 5 days (Aspergillus spp., Penicillum spp. and
Fusarium spp.) The presence of Scopulariopsis spp., Aspergillus spp.,
Penicillum spp. and Fusarium spp. was identified. The study showed that
commonly healthy birds, as well as dead birds, which died mainly due to
exhaustion and dehydration during transportation, can carry various
fungi/moulds which contaminate the air, soil and water surrounding their
habitats. Most of these birds are sold as closed domesticated pets which are
clinically healthy birds, however, they can be important source of
potentially pathogen causers which they carry on their body. This finding of
fungal species on the body/feathers of birds are naturally suitable place for
their transmission, and this also contributes to better understanding of the
nature and occurrence of many wide spread diseases in transmiting mycoses.