Occurrence of Cryptosporidium hominis in pigeons (Columba livia)

被引：20

作者：

Abreu-Acosta, Nestor ^{[1
]}

Foronda-Rodriguez, Pilar ^{[1
]}

Lopez, Mercedes ^{[1
]}

Valladares, Basilio ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Univ Enfermedades Trop & Salud Publ Canarias, Tenerife 38203, Canary Islands, Spain

来源：

ACTA PARASITOLOGICA | 2009年 / 54卷 / 01期

关键词：

Cryptosporidium hominis; pigeons; Canary Islands; GIARDIA CYSTS; INTESTINAL CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS; TREATMENT PLANTS; OOCYSTS; PARVUM; WATER; SEWAGE; TRANSMISSION; PARASITES;

D O I：

10.2478/s11686-009-0008-4

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

This study demonstrated the presence of Cryptosporidium hominis in pigeons for the first time. Previously, C. hominis had been cited only in another bird species, Branta canadiensis. The present findings suggest that pigeons may act as mechanical vectors for this protozoan.

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