Endemic infection of the common mynah Acridotheres tristis with Trichomonas gallinae the agent of avian trichomonosis

Farooq, Hassan Ali, Khan, Hammad Ahmad, Alrefaei, Abdulwahed Fahad and Tyler, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-8158 (2018) Endemic infection of the common mynah Acridotheres tristis with Trichomonas gallinae the agent of avian trichomonosis. Parasitology, 145 (12). pp. 1548-1552. ISSN 0031-1820

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Abstract

Avian trichomonosis is an architypal disease of wild columbids and those birds that predate them. Increasingly though, it has been reported in passerines; a recent and ongoing epidemic in the chaffinches and greenfinches of Europe and outbreaks amongst house finches, American goldfinches and purple finches in North America. The parasite, Trichomonas gallinae, causes lesions in the upper respiratory tract which can cause mortality associated with dehydration and emaciation. This paper reports for the first time, the widespread, endemic and often asymptomatic infection of common mynah (Acridotheres tristis) around the Faisalabad District, Pakistan. Parasite typing was used to investigate the potential for transmission among the frequently sympatric species. Type C parasites were found in mynah, and while this is analagous to the pandemic finch strain which is Type A, it is the first known example of passerine infections of this parasite genotype. Subtype analysis showed the strain to be C4 a subtype which has a widespread distribution in columbids.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Pathogen Biology Group
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	07 Mar 2018 12:30
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2024 13:18
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/66444
DOI:	10.1017/S0031182018000513

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