Cochlosoma Infection in a Turkey in Iran
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 393-395, 2009.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-151028
ABSTRACT
Cochlosoma sp. infection was identified in a single case among 60 stunted diarrheic native turkey poults, Meleagris galopavo. A large number of the flagellated parasites was found free or within the intervillous spaces of the jejunum, ileum and cecum. Moderate enteritis was associated with the parasites. In TEM studies of the parasagittal sections of the parasite, a prominent ventral sucker like disc and flagella emerging from an opening on the ventrodorsal surface of the pyriform uninuclear parasite were found. The morphological characteristics of this protozoan match with those described for Cochlosoma anatis. The parasite could be considered as an intestinal pathogenic protozoan causing stunting and diarrhea in turkeys in Iran.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Poultry Diseases
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Protozoan Infections, Animal
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Turkeys
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Organelles
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Cecum
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Trichomonadida
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Enteritis
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Ileum
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Iran
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Jejunum
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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