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The finch epidemic strain of Trichomonas gallinae is predominant in British non-passerines.
Parasitology - 1 Sept 2013
Chi Jean F, Lawson Becki, Durrant Chris, Beckmann Katie, John Shinto, Alrefaei Abdulwahed F, Kirkbride Kim, Bell Diana J, Cunningham Andrew A, Tyler Kevin M
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Avian trichomonosis, caused by the flagellated protozoan Trichomonas gallinae, is a recently emerged infectious disease of British passerines. The aetiological agent, a clonal epidemic strain of the parasite, has caused unprecedented finch mortality and population-level declines in Britain and has since spread to continental Europe. To better understand the potential origin of this epidemic and to further...
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