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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Olias, Philipp ; Gruber, Achim D. ; Kohls, Andrea ; Hafez, Hafez M. ; Heydorn, Alfred Otto ; ... More +
Olias, Philipp ; Gruber, Achim D. ; Kohls, Andrea ; Hafez, Hafez M. ; Heydorn, Alfred Otto ; Mehlhorn, Heinz ; Lierz, Michael ; Less -
Description:
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.
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18S
28S
Animals
Apicomplexa
Bird Diseases
Columbidae
Depression
Dispatch
DNA, Protozoan
Encephalitis
Germany
Hawks
Host-Parasite Interactions
Parasites
Polyuria
Protozoa
Ribosomal
RNA
Sarcocystis
Sarcocystosis
Species Specificity
Torticollis

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(3):497-499.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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