Sarcocystis Species Lethal for Domestic Pigeons

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 analys...

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Autores principales: Olias, Philipp, Gruber, Achim D., Kohls, Andrea, Hafez, Hafez M., Heydorn, Alfred Otto, Mehlhorn, Heinz, Lierz, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20202429
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1603.090860

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20202429
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1603.090860

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