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Sarcocystis species lethal for domestic pigeons.


ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Olias P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3322016 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sarcocystis species lethal for domestic pigeons.

Olias Philipp P   Gruber Achim D AD   Kohls Andrea A   Hafez Hafez M HM   Heydorn Alfred Otto AO   Mehlhorn Heinz H   Lierz Michael M  

Emerging infectious diseases 20100301 3


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. ...[more]

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