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Recurring histomonosis on an organic farm.
Avian diseases - 1 Jun 2011
Popp C, Hauck R, Balczulat S, Hafez H M
Abstract excerpt
This report describes outbreaks of histomonosis, a severe disease caused by the protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis, which occurred over a period of 3 yr on an organic farm in southern Germany. Among other species, the farm houses layers, broilers, and turkeys. In August 2005 one group of turkeys was naturally infected with H. meleagridis. The strain causing infection was typed by C-profiling as genotype B....
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