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Investigation of Sarcocystis in domestic pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) and woodpigeons (Columba palumbus) in Lithuania
Type of publication
Tezės kituose recenzuojamuose leidiniuose / Theses in other peer-reviewed publications (T1e)
Author(s)
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Butkauskas, Dalius
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Gamtos tyrimų centras
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Prakas, Petras
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Gamtos tyrimų centras
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Kutkienė, Liuda
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Gamtos tyrimų centras
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Švažas, Saulius
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Gamtos tyrimų centras
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Title
Investigation of Sarcocystis in domestic pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) and woodpigeons (Columba palumbus) in Lithuania
Publisher
Oslo : Natural history museum, University of Oslo, 2011
Date Issued
2011
Extent
p. 75-75
Is part of
Parasites and infectious diseases in a changing world : the 4th conference of the Scandinavian-Baltic society for parasitology, Oslo, 2011, June 19-22 : [programme and abstracts] Oslo : Natural history museum, University of Oslo, 2011
Series/Report no.
(Rapport (Naturhistorisk museum). no. 13 1891-8050)
Field of Science
Abstract
Protists of the genus Sarcocystis are parasites of mammals, birds and reptiles and have an obligatory prey-predator two-host life cycle. Birds of the family Columbidae serve as intermediate host for these parasites. In 2010 two new Sarcocystis species parasitizing in pigeons were described in Germany, S. calchasi causing several neurologic disorders in feral pigeons and S. columbae from woodpigeons. In the period of 2008-2011, leg, neck and breast muscles of 18 woodpigeons and 54 domestic pigeons from Lithuania were examined for sarcocysts. Sarcocystis cysts were found in only two woodpigeons and infected birds did not show any clinical signs of the disease. The morphologically investigated Sarcocystis sp. had a type-1 tissue cyst wall and was not distinguishable from S. calchasi, S. columbae and S. wobeseri, parasitizing birds. According to DNA analysis, Sarcocystis sp. from the woodpigeon was identified as S. columbae. According to the phylogenetic and ecological data, predatory birds are expected to be definitive hosts of S. columbae. This is the first report of Sarcocystis in birds of the family Columbidae in Lithuania. The reasons, why domestic pigeons were negative for Sarcocystis are discussed.
Type of document
type::text::conference object::conference proceedings::conference paper
ISBN (of the container)
9788279700241
Other Identifier(s)
VDU02-000010892
Coverage Spatial
Norvegija / Norway (NO)
Language
Anglų / English (en)