First Documentation of spp. Isolation in Psittaciformes.

Several fungi species are reported to act as opportunistic agents of infection in avian species. After the isolation of spp., a dematiaceous fungal pathogen associated with a mucosal lesion in a military macaw (), samples were collected from another 24 birds of the order Psittaciformes to study the possibility of spp.

The use of posaconazole delayed-release tablets in the successful treatment of suspected mucormycosis in a bottlenose dolphin () calf.

Mucorales infections in cetaceans have a high mortality rate. This case report refers to a bottlenose dolphin calf with suspected mucormycosis treated with posaconazole. This antifungal agent was discontinued after 96 days of therapy, however, the infection relapsed.