First Report of Epizootic Trichomoniasis in Wild Finches (Family Fringillidae) in Southern Fennoscandia
Forty-one outbreaks of mortality in wild finches were reported in southern Norway, Sweden, and Finland in the second half of 2008 (n = 40) and in February 2009 (n = 1). Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris) and occasional chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) primarily were affected. Forty-eight greenfinches,...
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ftbioone:10.1637/8952-060509-Case.1 2023-07-30T04:03:26+02:00 First Report of Epizootic Trichomoniasis in Wild Finches (Family Fringillidae) in Southern Fennoscandia Aleksija S. Neimanis Kjell Handeland Marja Isomursu Erik Ågren Roland Mattsson Inger Sofie Hamnes Bjarne Bergsjø Varpu Hirvelä-Koski Aleksija S. Neimanis Kjell Handeland Marja Isomursu Erik Ågren Roland Mattsson Inger Sofie Hamnes Bjarne Bergsjø Varpu Hirvelä-Koski world 2010-03-01 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1637/8952-060509-Case.1 en eng American Association of Avian Pathologists doi:10.1637/8952-060509-Case.1 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1637/8952-060509-Case.1 Text 2010 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1637/8952-060509-Case.1 2023-07-09T10:41:12Z Forty-one outbreaks of mortality in wild finches were reported in southern Norway, Sweden, and Finland in the second half of 2008 (n = 40) and in February 2009 (n = 1). Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris) and occasional chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) primarily were affected. Forty-eight greenfinches, eight chaffinches, one hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), and one blue tit (Parus caeruleus) from 22 incidents were examined postmortem. Birds were in poor nutritional condition and had necrotizing ingluvitis, esophagitis, and/or oropharyngitis. Viable trichomonads with morphology consistent with Trichomonas gallinae were demonstrated successfully in 65% and 71% of fresh carcasses examined by culture and wet mount, respectively. No primary bacterial pathogens were detected. To our knowledge, this is the first report of epizootic trichomoniasis in wild finches in Europe outside of the U.K. Text Fennoscandia BioOne Online Journals Norway Parus ENVELOPE(3.950,3.950,-71.983,-71.983) Avian Diseases 54 1 136 141 |
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Forty-one outbreaks of mortality in wild finches were reported in southern Norway, Sweden, and Finland in the second half of 2008 (n = 40) and in February 2009 (n = 1). Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris) and occasional chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) primarily were affected. Forty-eight greenfinches, eight chaffinches, one hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), and one blue tit (Parus caeruleus) from 22 incidents were examined postmortem. Birds were in poor nutritional condition and had necrotizing ingluvitis, esophagitis, and/or oropharyngitis. Viable trichomonads with morphology consistent with Trichomonas gallinae were demonstrated successfully in 65% and 71% of fresh carcasses examined by culture and wet mount, respectively. No primary bacterial pathogens were detected. To our knowledge, this is the first report of epizootic trichomoniasis in wild finches in Europe outside of the U.K. |
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Aleksija S. Neimanis Kjell Handeland Marja Isomursu Erik Ågren Roland Mattsson Inger Sofie Hamnes Bjarne Bergsjø Varpu Hirvelä-Koski First Report of Epizootic Trichomoniasis in Wild Finches (Family Fringillidae) in Southern Fennoscandia |
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Aleksija S. Neimanis Kjell Handeland Marja Isomursu Erik Ågren Roland Mattsson Inger Sofie Hamnes Bjarne Bergsjø Varpu Hirvelä-Koski |
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First Report of Epizootic Trichomoniasis in Wild Finches (Family Fringillidae) in Southern Fennoscandia |
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First Report of Epizootic Trichomoniasis in Wild Finches (Family Fringillidae) in Southern Fennoscandia |
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First Report of Epizootic Trichomoniasis in Wild Finches (Family Fringillidae) in Southern Fennoscandia |
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First Report of Epizootic Trichomoniasis in Wild Finches (Family Fringillidae) in Southern Fennoscandia |
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First Report of Epizootic Trichomoniasis in Wild Finches (Family Fringillidae) in Southern Fennoscandia |
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first report of epizootic trichomoniasis in wild finches (family fringillidae) in southern fennoscandia |
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