Haemoproteus columbae infection in a straggler racing pigeon sheltered in Japan

A racing pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica), a straggler from Taiwan, was sheltered in Nara Prefecture, Japan in 2020. This pigeon showed hemolysis and elevated levels of hepatobiliary and muscle enzymes. Gametocytes of Haemoproteus columbae (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida) were observed within the ho...

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Published inJournal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 83; no. 11; pp. 1760 - 1763
Main Authors YUMOTO, Fuyumi, TOKIWA, Toshihiro, CHOU, Shyun, UEDA, Michihiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2021
The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
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Columbalivia var. domestica
Haemoproteus columbae
haemosporidian
pigeon malaria
racing pigeon
Wildlife Science
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Summary:A racing pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica), a straggler from Taiwan, was sheltered in Nara Prefecture, Japan in 2020. This pigeon showed hemolysis and elevated levels of hepatobiliary and muscle enzymes. Gametocytes of Haemoproteus columbae (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida) were observed within the host erythrocytes in thin blood smears. A partial sequence of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene amplified from blood DNA was identical to the lineage HAECOL1 previously reported from pigeons worldwide. This is the first record of H. columbae infection in a sheltered bird in Japan.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.21-0404