High prevalence of Trichomonas gallinae in wild columbids across western and southern Europe

Parasites & Vectors
Melanie MarxPetra Quillfeldt

Abstract

Avian trichomonosis is known as a widespread disease in columbids and passerines, and recent findings have highlighted the pathogenic character of some lineages found in wild birds. Trichomonosis can affect wild bird populations including endangered species, as has been shown for Mauritian pink pigeons Nesoenas mayeri in Mauritius and suggested for European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur in the UK. However, the disease trichomonosis is caused only by pathogenic lineages of the parasite Trichomonas gallinae. Therefore, understanding the prevalence and distribution of both potentially pathogenic and non-pathogenic T. gallinae lineages in turtle doves and other columbids across Europe is relevant to estimate the potential impact of the disease on a continental scale. We examined 281 samples from four wild columbid species for Trichomonas infection and determined the genetic lineages. The overall prevalence was 74%. There were significant differences between the species (P = 0.007). The highest prevalence was found in stock doves Columba oenas (86%, n = 79) followed by wood pigeons Columba palumbus (70%, n = 61) and turtle doves (67%, n = 65), while three of five collared doves Streptopelia decaocto (60%) were infected. We found ...Continue Reading

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Datasets Mentioned

BETA
DQ243911.1
KF993705.1
EU881912.1
JQ030996.1
JQ755278.1
U86615.1
HM579936.1
and
KF993679.1

Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCR
electrophoresis

Software Mentioned

CLC Main Workbench
R
MEGA

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