Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Trichomonosis in a free-living Stock Dove (Columba oenas)

Hegemann, Arne LU ; Hegemann, Ernst Dieter and Krone, Oliver (2007) In European Journal of Wildlife Research 53(3). p.235-237
Abstract
In October 2004, a free-living Stock Dove (Columba oenas) was found infected with Trichomonas spp. in the district of Soest, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany. A huge buccal nodular lesion caused an occlusion of the esophagus and an external swelling. The bone of the mandibula was already softened and nearly solubilised. The microscopical examination of a wet swab sample from the carcass detected Trichomonas spp. in huge numbers. The morphological diagnosis of the flagellate revealed T. gallinae. Although trichomonosis is well described for several other columbid species around the world, this is probably the first described case of a trichomonosis in a free- living Stock Dove. The possible prevalence in the dove population is discussed.
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; and
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
disease, Stock Dove Columba oenas, Trichomonosis, T. gallinae
in
European Journal of Wildlife Research
volume
53
issue
3
pages
235 - 237
publisher
Springer
external identifiers
  • wos:000248000900012
  • scopus:34447127014
ISSN
1612-4642
DOI
10.1007/s10344-007-0090-6
language
English
LU publication?
no
id
2bec1f71-6424-4a24-9025-3b40ce0c7150 (old id 4732105)
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 17:05:14
date last changed
2022-01-29 00:17:32
@article{2bec1f71-6424-4a24-9025-3b40ce0c7150,
  abstract     = {{In October 2004, a free-living Stock Dove (Columba oenas) was found infected with Trichomonas spp. in the district of Soest, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany. A huge buccal nodular lesion caused an occlusion of the esophagus and an external swelling. The bone of the mandibula was already softened and nearly solubilised. The microscopical examination of a wet swab sample from the carcass detected Trichomonas spp. in huge numbers. The morphological diagnosis of the flagellate revealed T. gallinae. Although trichomonosis is well described for several other columbid species around the world, this is probably the first described case of a trichomonosis in a free- living Stock Dove. The possible prevalence in the dove population is discussed.}},
  author       = {{Hegemann, Arne and Hegemann, Ernst Dieter and Krone, Oliver}},
  issn         = {{1612-4642}},
  keywords     = {{disease; Stock Dove Columba oenas; Trichomonosis; T. gallinae}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{235--237}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Wildlife Research}},
  title        = {{Trichomonosis in a free-living Stock Dove (Columba oenas)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-007-0090-6}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s10344-007-0090-6}},
  volume       = {{53}},
  year         = {{2007}},
}