| identification and molecular analysis of pathogenic yeasts in droppings of domestic pigeons in beijing, china. | feral pigeons are known as reservoirs of pathogenic yeasts that cause opportunistic infections in human. in the outskirts of beijing, china, pigeons are more frequently raised at homes than are encountered in public areas. many studies have focused on the presence of pathogenic yeasts in the excreta (fresh or withered) of a variety kinds of birds, pigeon crop and cloacae. one hundred and forty-three samples of fresh droppings were collected from three suburban pigeon-raising homes in an area of ... | 2012 | 22476559 |
| characterization of the first columbid herpesvirus 1 isolate from a hybrid meat-type pigeon flock in china. | infections of pigeons with herpesviruses have been described in several species of domestic and wild birds. in july 2012, increased mortality was observed in a hybrid meat-type pigeon flock in beijing, china. diagnostic tests led to the isolation of a virus designated columbid herpesvirus 1 bj strain (cohv-1bj). sequence analysis of the viral dna polymerase catalytic subunit gene revealed a single open reading frame of 3753 nt encoding 1250 amino acids. phylogenetic analysis revealed that the co ... | 2015 | 25298181 |
| epidemiology of chlamydia psittaci infection in racing pigeons and pigeon fanciers in beijing, china. | over 3 million racing pigeons (columba livia) are registered in beijing city center for gambling purposes. during 2008-2010, we evaluated the occurrence and prevalence of chlamydia psittaci in racing pigeons as well as the possible zoonotic transmission to pigeon fanciers in six districts of beijing where pigeon races are particularly popular. c. psittaci-specific serum antibody titres were obtained from 370 pigeons and 79 fanciers using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. in addition, 206 and 67 ... | 2015 | 25244602 |