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Parasitic infection in a flock of Rufous-crested Bustards (Eupodotis ruficrista) in the United Arab Emirates

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Otiditaenia macqueeni, Raillietina sp., Paronchocerca tonkinensis and Allodapa sp. were recovered from a group of rufous-crested bustards (Eupodotis ruficrista) which died after importation into the United Arab Emirates. Associated findings at post-mortem examination included cardiac rupture, weight loss, trichomoniasis and enteritis. Histologic examinations revealed Paronchocerca sp. microfilariae in sections of liver, kidney, lung and myocardium. Haemoproteus telfordi and H. tenderoi were identified in blood smears from two of the birds. These parasites may be a contributary factor in the high mortality of rufous-crested bustards in captivity.

Source: Murdoch University Research Portal

Authors: Philip K. Nicholls, T. A. Bailey, Lynda M. Gibbons, Amanda C. Jones, J. H. Samour

Language: English

Topic: Bird parasitology and diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W604468332

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Cites: 4

Cited by: 2

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