| toxoplasmosis in a bar-shouldered dove (geopelia humeralis) from the zoo of clères, france. | toxoplasmosis causes mortality in several avian species, especially passerine birds. toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in a bar-shouldered dove (geopelia humeralis) found dead at the zoo of clères (france). the bird had necrotizing pneumonia and nephritis with intralesional tachyzoites of toxoplasma gondii. the diagnosis was confirmed by immunostaining with polyclonal rabbit t. gondii antibodies and by transmission electron microscopy. to our knowledge, the bar-shouldered dove is a new host record for ... | 2014 | 25407506 |
| descriptions of eight new species of feather lice in the genus columbicola (phthiraptera: philopteridae), with a comprehensive world checklist. | eight new species of lice in the genus columbicola ewing are described: c. harbisoni (type host: phaps histrionica (gould)), c. koopae (type host: geophaps scripta (temminck)), c. eowilsoni (type host: geophaps smithii (jardine and selby), c. wombeyi (type host: geophaps plumnifera gould), c. masoni (type host: petrophassa rufipennis collett), c. waiteae (type host: columba leucomela temminck), c. rodmani (type host: geopelia humeralis (temminck)), and c. smithae (type host: turtur brehmeri (har ... | 2009 | 18855488 |