| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Authors: | E. Z. Mushi, Binta, M. G., Chabo, R. G., Ndebele, R., Panzirah, R. |
| Journal: | Journal of the South African Veterinary Medical Association |
| Volume: | 71 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pagination: | 249 - 250 |
| Date Published: | 2000 |
| Abstract: | The following parasites were found in apparently healthy pigeons kept in Sebele: a haemoprotozoan, Haemoproteus columbae (80%); endoparasite metazoan nematodes, Ascaridia columbae (30%) and Dispharynx spiralis (10%); a cestode, Raillietina sp. (80%) and coccidian oocysts (40%); 2 ectoparasites, namely the pigeon fly, Pseudolynchia canariensis (50%) and the louse, Columbicola columbae (30%). The pigeons also had highantibody titres, (1:256) to the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (100%). The latter infection in these domestic pigeons has public health implications. |
| URL: | https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC99372 |
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