Detection of the European epidemic strain of Trichomonas gallinae in finches, but not other non-columbiformes, in the absence of macroscopic disease
SUMMARY Finch trichomonosis is an emerging infectious disease affecting European passerines caused by a clonal strain of Trichomonas gallinae . Migrating chaffinches ( Fringilla coelebs ) were proposed as the likely vector of parasite spread from Great Britain to Fennoscandia. To test for such paras...
Published in: | Parasitology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2016
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182016000780 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182016000780 |