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Pathologic and molecular characterization of histomoniasis in peafowl ( Pavo cristatus).
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 Mar 2017
Clarke Lorelei L, Beckstead Robert B, Hayes Jeffrey R, Rissi Daniel R
Abstract excerpt
Histomonas meleagridis is a flagellate protozoan organism that can cause severe necrotizing typhlitis and hepatitis in gallinaceous birds. Peafowl ( Pavo spp.) have been shown to be susceptible to histomoniasis in experimental settings, but there are few reports of natural histomoniasis in this species. A retrospective study of the archived cases at 2 veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the United States...
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