Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe
We describe cases of collyriclosis in apodiform and passeriform birds in Portugal, Switzerland, and Germany. We extend the host range of Collyriculm faba to include apodiform birds (Apus apus, Apus melba, and Apus pallidus) and the passerine Sitta europaea (Eurasian Nuthatch). Infections varied in s...
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ftunivzuerich:oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:136618 2024-10-13T14:03:33+00:00 Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe Tahas, Stamatios A Diakou, Anastasia Dressel, Monika Frei, Samuel Azevedo, Fábia M. Pinto Casero, María V Mena Maia, Carla Grest, Paula Grimm, Felix Sitko, Jiljí Literák, Ivan 2017 application/pdf https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/136618/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/136618/1/2016-03-068.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-136618 https://doi.org/10.7589/2016-03-068 eng eng Wildlife Disease Association https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/136618/1/2016-03-068.pdf doi:10.5167/uzh-136618 doi:10.7589/2016-03-068 urn:issn:0090-3558 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Tahas, Stamatios A; Diakou, Anastasia; Dressel, Monika; Frei, Samuel; Azevedo, Fábia M. Pinto; Casero, María V Mena; Maia, Carla; Grest, Paula; Grimm, Felix; Sitko, Jiljí; Literák, Ivan (2017). Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 53(2):344-348. Institute of Veterinary Pathology Department of Small Animals 570 Life sciences biology 630 Agriculture Journal Article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 ftunivzuerich https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-13661810.7589/2016-03-068 2024-09-18T00:49:48Z We describe cases of collyriclosis in apodiform and passeriform birds in Portugal, Switzerland, and Germany. We extend the host range of Collyriculm faba to include apodiform birds (Apus apus, Apus melba, and Apus pallidus) and the passerine Sitta europaea (Eurasian Nuthatch). Infections varied in severity from an incidental finding to severe debilitation and death. The infection route remains unclear with the apparent absence from Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland of the first intermediate host of C. faba, the aquatic gastropod Bythinella austriaca, implying that other organisms might be involved in the parasite’s life cycle. Furthermore, the detection of C. faba cysts in very young passerine birds may indicate an infection during the nestling stage and a rapid development of parasite containing subcutaneous cysts. This series of cases highlights an increased geographic range into Portugal and the potential debilitating nature of a parasite of migratory birds in Europe. However, given the rarity of cases, collyriclosis does not seem to present an important threat to migratory species preservation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Apus apus University of Zurich (UZH): ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive |
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Institute of Veterinary Pathology Department of Small Animals 570 Life sciences biology 630 Agriculture Tahas, Stamatios A Diakou, Anastasia Dressel, Monika Frei, Samuel Azevedo, Fábia M. Pinto Casero, María V Mena Maia, Carla Grest, Paula Grimm, Felix Sitko, Jiljí Literák, Ivan Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe |
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We describe cases of collyriclosis in apodiform and passeriform birds in Portugal, Switzerland, and Germany. We extend the host range of Collyriculm faba to include apodiform birds (Apus apus, Apus melba, and Apus pallidus) and the passerine Sitta europaea (Eurasian Nuthatch). Infections varied in severity from an incidental finding to severe debilitation and death. The infection route remains unclear with the apparent absence from Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland of the first intermediate host of C. faba, the aquatic gastropod Bythinella austriaca, implying that other organisms might be involved in the parasite’s life cycle. Furthermore, the detection of C. faba cysts in very young passerine birds may indicate an infection during the nestling stage and a rapid development of parasite containing subcutaneous cysts. This series of cases highlights an increased geographic range into Portugal and the potential debilitating nature of a parasite of migratory birds in Europe. However, given the rarity of cases, collyriclosis does not seem to present an important threat to migratory species preservation. |
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Tahas, Stamatios A Diakou, Anastasia Dressel, Monika Frei, Samuel Azevedo, Fábia M. Pinto Casero, María V Mena Maia, Carla Grest, Paula Grimm, Felix Sitko, Jiljí Literák, Ivan |
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Tahas, Stamatios A Diakou, Anastasia Dressel, Monika Frei, Samuel Azevedo, Fábia M. Pinto Casero, María V Mena Maia, Carla Grest, Paula Grimm, Felix Sitko, Jiljí Literák, Ivan |
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Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe |
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Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe |
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Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe |
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Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe |
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Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe |
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extension of the avian host range of collyriclosis in europe |
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Wildlife Disease Association |
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2017 |
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https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/136618/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/136618/1/2016-03-068.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-136618 https://doi.org/10.7589/2016-03-068 |
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Tahas, Stamatios A; Diakou, Anastasia; Dressel, Monika; Frei, Samuel; Azevedo, Fábia M. Pinto; Casero, María V Mena; Maia, Carla; Grest, Paula; Grimm, Felix; Sitko, Jiljí; Literák, Ivan (2017). Extension of the Avian Host Range of Collyriclosis in Europe. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 53(2):344-348. |
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