Background: Haemoproteus columbae is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, causing pseudomalaria in pigeons. Aims: The current study aimed to characterize the phylogenetic position of H. columbae in pigeons in Sharkia province, Egypt, based on partial sequencing of the cytb gene as the conserved regions. The “DNA barcode” of the cytb gene helps in designing primers that can be...

Zoonotic Cryptosporidium spp., particularly C. meleagridis, C. canis, and C. felis, are enteric protozoa responsible for major public health concerns around the world. To determine the spread of this parasite in Thailand, we conducted molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. from animal samples around the country, by collecting and investigating the feces of seagulls (Chroicocephalus br...

8 Domesticated from the rock pigeon (Columba 9 livia), the domestic pigeon is an Old World 10 pigeon that, along with over 300 other pigeon 11 and dove species, comprises the family 12 Columbidae, in the order Columbiformes. 13 Although fossil evidence suggests that rock 14 pigeons evolved in Southern Asia, today the nat15 ural habitats of the wild rock pigeon are open and 16 semi-open environm...

BACKGROUND Pigeons (Columba livia) have been kept as pet and reared for food in several countries including Iran. Ectoparasites are regarded as the basic causes of retardation in growth, lowered vitality and poor conditions of the birds. Pseudolynchia canariensis a hippoboscidae fly is one of the important ectoparasites of pigeons and is responsible for the transmission of pathogens to birds an...

BACKGROUND The identity of herpesviruses isolated in Europe from domestic pigeons (Columbid herpesvirus-1 - CoHV-1) as well as falcons and owls remains unknown. All these herpesviruses are antigenically and genetically related. The falcons and owls are thought to have become infected during the ingestion of pigeon meat thus suggesting the virus's capacity to infect a wide range of hosts. The ai...

To date, only a few studies on the azithromycin (AZM) pharmacokinetics in ornamental birds have been published. In current study AZM concentrations domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) plasma samples were analyzed using validated ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. The aim of was to carry out an analysis and pharmacodynamics after administration si...

Spontaneous infection with the virus of psittacosis is known to be widespread among birds of the psittacine family and also to occur in members of other orders of the class, Ayes (1). Coles (2) in 1940 described an epizootic of psittacosis among domestic pigeons (Columba livia vat. domestica) in South Africa and this disease was later encountered among pigeons in many parts of the United States...

ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ort) is a respiratory pathogen which has been isolated throughout the world from numerous bird species. the present study was designed to isolate and characterize the ort from domestic turkeys, quails and pigeons. for this purpose, 250 samples from each bird species (turkey, quail and pigeon) with or without respiratory signs were tested by taking of tracheal...

one hundred sixty two domestic fowls were examined for toxoplasma infection by both indirect haemagglutination tests for toxoplasma antibodies and inoculation of their brains intraperitoneally into mice for the parasite. the overall sero-positive rate (spr) was 29 percent with the titers ranging from 1:20 to 1:6400. the number of each species tested and their spr were: 74 hens (27.0%), 35 roost...