| high prevalence of trichomonas gallinae in wild columbids across western and southern europe. | avian trichomonosis is known as a widespread disease in columbids and passerines, and recent findings have highlighted the pathogenic character of some lineages found in wild birds. trichomonosis can affect wild bird populations including endangered species, as has been shown for mauritian pink pigeons nesoenas mayeri in mauritius and suggested for european turtle doves streptopelia turtur in the uk. however, the disease trichomonosis is caused only by pathogenic lineages of the parasite trichom ... | 2017 | 28521843 |
| trichomonas gallinae in mauritian columbids: implications for an endangered endemic. | although well known as a widespread parasitic disease of columbids and birds of prey, there have been few studies of trichomonosis in populations of wild birds. in mauritius, trichomonosis has been highlighted as a major threat to an endangered endemic, the pink pigeon (neosoenas [columba] mayeri). in this study, we examined the role that populations of other columbids in mauritius might be playing as infectious reservoirs of the causal flagellate protozoan, trichomonas gallinae. we screened 296 ... | 2007 | 17699078 |
| avian blood parasites in an endangered columbid: leucocytozoon marchouxi in the mauritian pink pigeon columba mayeri. | there is increasing evidence that pathogens can play a significant role in species decline. this study of a complete free-living species reveals a cost of blood parasitism to an endangered host, the pink pigeon columba mayeri, endemic to mauritius. we investigated the prevalence and effect of infection of the blood parasite, leucocytozoon marchouxi, in the free-living pink pigeon population. overall, l. marchouxi infection prevalence detected was 18.3%. juveniles were more likely to be infected ... | 2007 | 17201998 |
| pathogenicity of leucocytozoon marchouxi in the pink pigeon (columba mayeri) in mauritius. | | 1997 | 9050179 |
| molecular identity and heterogeneity of trichomonad parasites in a closed avian population. | columbids (pigeons and doves) are the primary host of trichomonas gallinae, the flagellate protozoon which causes avian trichomoniasis, a widespread, often lethal disease. although predominantly apathogenic, the organism is paradigmatic for the study of strain-specific virulence, with some strains causing greater than 75% mortality and epizootic die-offs in wildlife populations. in recent years, research on this important emerging pathogen has been neglected and genetic variation within the para ... | 2007 | 17320488 |