Impact of Subclinical Haemoproteus columbae Infection on Farmed Domestic Pigeons from Central Java (Yogyakarta), Indonesia, with Special Reference to Changes in the Hemogram.

ABSTRACT: Pigeon haemoproteosis caused by Haemoproteus columbae (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) is globally prevalent in rock doves (Columba livia), although little is known regarding this disease in pigeons and doves in Indonesia. Blood samples of 35 farmed domestic pigeons (C. livia f. domestica) from four localities in Yogyakarta Special Region, Central Java, Indonesia, were collected from March to June, 2016, subjected to a hemogram, and analyzed for the presence of hemoprotozoan infections. Microscopic examination of blood smears revealed a prevalence of 62.5-100% of H. columbae at the four localities (n = 8-10 for each locality), and geometric means of 3.0-5.6% of erythrocytes were parasitized by young and mature gametocytes, suggesting tha

SUBMITTER: Rosyadi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8067996 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature