Parasites of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) in Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana : short communication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Parasites of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) in Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana : short communication | |
| Creator | Mushi, E.Z. Binta, M.G. Chabo, R.G. Ndebele, R. Panzirah, R. | |
| Description | 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 high antibody titres, (1:256) to the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (100 %). The latter infection in these domestic pigeons has public health implications. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2000-07-10 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v71i4.726 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 71, No 4 (2000); 249-250 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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