Molecular evidence for trichomonads and acanthamoebae in cloacal samples of synanthropic waterfowl.

ABSTRACT: Wild living birds that are infected with protozoan parasites may pose a risk of transmitting these to domestic fowl. While avian trichomonads are relatively often studied in this context, infection with acanthamoebae was only reported in a few terrestrial bird species. Taken together, the epidemiological role of wetland-associated bird species has been infrequently examined simultaneously for the presence of both groups of the above protozoan parasites. This study was initiated in the southern part of Central Europe, Hungary, to assess the role of waterfowl as carriers of trichomonads and acanthamoebae, involving 189 birds of 21 species from five avian orders sampled across three seasons (autumn, winter, spring). From these birds, cloacal swabs were collected and analyzed with molecular me

SUBMITTER: Hornok S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12222302 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature