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High prevalence of Sarcocystis calchasi in racing pigeon flocks in Germany

The apicomplexan parasite Sarcocystis calchasi (Coccidia: Eimeriorina: Sarcocystidae) is the causative agent of Pigeon Protozoal Encephalitis (PPE) and infects birds of the orders Columbiformes, Piciformes and Psittaciformes. Accipiter hawks (Aves: Accipitriformes) are the definitive hosts of this p...

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Autores principales: Parmentier, Sylvia L., Maier-Sam, Kristina, Failing, Klaus, Gruber, Achim D., Lierz, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6464325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30986233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215241