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The parasite fauna of two populations of feral pigeons from North and South Trinidad [abstract]
Brown, G; Skeete, J; Thomas, J; Mutani, Alex.
Afiliação
  • Brown, G; University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. School of Veterinary Medicine
  • Skeete, J; University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. School of Veterinary Medicine
  • Thomas, J; University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. School of Veterinary Medicine
  • Mutani, Alex; University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. School of Veterinary Medicine
West Indian med. j ; 50(suppl 7): 46-7, Dec. 2001.
Artigo em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-53
Biblioteca responsável: JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
Two populations of feral pigeons (Columba livia) from two locations in Trinidad were examined for their internal and external parasites. Twenty-five birds were live-captured from the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) while twenty were captured in San Fernando. Microscopic examination of blood smears for haemoparasites revealed that both populations had high infection rates of Plasmodium and Haemoproteus and relatively low infection rates of Toxoplasma. Examination of faecal samples revealed that a high proportion of birds were infected with with coccidia, reaching 100 percent in birds from the EWMSC. Other gastrointestinal parasites observed included Capillaria, Ascardia and termatodes. All birds from both localities had high burdens of lice, mite and pigeon fly infestations. The significnce of these results in relation to the role of wild pigeons as reservoirs of pathogens affecting the poultry industry and in the transmission of zoonotic diseases is discussed. (AU)
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Contexto em Saúde: Doenças Negligenciadas Problema de saúde: Malária / Doenças Negligenciadas / Zoonoses Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Columbidae / Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Trinidad e Tobago Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 2001 Tipo de documento: Artigo
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Contexto em Saúde: Doenças Negligenciadas Problema de saúde: Malária / Doenças Negligenciadas / Zoonoses Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Columbidae / Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Trinidad e Tobago Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 2001 Tipo de documento: Artigo
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