Publikationsdatenbank

Sarcocystis species lethal for domestic pigeons (2010)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Olias, Philipp

Gruber, Achim D

Kohls, Andrea

Hafez, Hafez M

Heydorn, Alfred Otto

Mehlhorn, Heinz

Lierz, Michael

Quelle

Emerging infectious diseases

Bandzählung: 16

Heftzählung: 3

Seiten: 497 – 499

ISSN: 1080-6040

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

DOI: 10.3201/eid1603.090860

Pubmed: 20202429

Kontakt

Institut für Parasitologie und Tropenveterinärmedizin

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14163 Berlin
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parasitologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

A large number of Sarcocystis spp. infect birds as intermediate hosts, but pigeons are rarely affected. We identified a novel Sarcocystis sp. that causes lethal neurologic disease in domestic pigeons in Germany. Experimental infections indicated transmission by northern goshawks, and sequence analyses indicated transnational distribution. Worldwide spread is possible.