Coccidiosis caused by Eimeria spp. is a common parasitic disease posing a serious problem in pigeon keeping. The aim of the study was to determine the species composition, the degree of coccidia infection and the effect of the coccidiostat used in the course of the disease in two pigeon lofts located in the West Pomerania province. The material for the study came from 180 birds. A total of 330 ...

The phylogenetic relationships among hemosporidian parasites, including the origin of Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent malaria parasite of humans, have been heavily debated for decades. Studies based on multiple-gene sequences have helped settle many of these controversial phylogenetic issues. However, denser taxon sampling and genome-wide analyses are needed to confidently resolve the ...

The common gull (Larus canus) and the black-headed ridibundus) are waterbird species in Lithuania. Until now, composition of Sarcocystis these birds was unknown. current study aimed to identify spp. by morphological examination sarcocysts found muscle tissues DNA sequence analysis. Between 2011 2019, leg muscles 42 gulls 63 were tested for Based on methylene blue staining squashed samples, dete...

The Western Palearctic is one of the most investigated regions for avian haemosporidian parasites (Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon), yet geographic gaps in our regional knowledge remain. Here, we report first screening breeding birds from Sardinia (the second-largest Mediterranean Island a biodiversity hotspot), insular general. We examined occurrence haemosporidians by amplifying th...

We reconsidered the composition of the longiceps species group within Columbicola. Based primarily on head shape, the group is divided into the longiceps and the cavifrons groups, with 7 species in the former and 5 in the latter. Two new species are described: Columbicola claytoni (type host: Ducula rufigaster [Quoy and Gaimard]) and Columbicola malenkeae (type host: D. pacifica [J. E. Gmelin])...