Incidence of Haemoproteus columbae in pigeons of Jammu district

Abstract

Haemoproteus columbae is the major protozoan infection reported in pigeon and appeared in the erythrocyte of the peripheral circulation. Incidence and parasitaemia of H. columbae in pigeon was studied in different localities of Jammu, India for a period from April to September 2010 using thin blood smear examination. Of the 150 pigeons (wild: 70, domestic: 80), 92 (61.33 %) were found to be infected with H. columbae. Domestic pigeon showed higher incidence rate (74.28 %) than the wild (50 %). Mature and immature gametocyte encircled the erythrocyte nucleus to form a halter shaped appearance were characteristic feature of the parasite. Pseudolynchia canariensis, the vector for H. columbae was also recovered from beneath the feathers of pigeons. No other haemoprotozoan parasite was observed in the blood smear of examined pigeon. Counting of infected erythrocyte revealed higher affection of 1-2 erythrocytes indicative of milder infection in the birds. A long term study within bird population is essential in order to disclose seasonal variation in parasite, vector density and age of infection such as nesting area.

Pseudomalaria in a domestic pigeon: a case report

“…2). The present observations are similar with that of earlier workers (Weisman 2007;Nematollahi et al 2012;Borkataki et al 2013). The parasitaemia in the current study was recorded around 5 %.…”

Prevalence of Haemoproteus columbae in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) reared in a coastal enclave of Southern India

“…A similar prevalence study in the sub-tropical region of Jammu shows that 74.28% of the samples were positive for H. columbae (Borkataki et al 2015). Vector abundance was claimed to be the major factor influencing the spatial variation in the prevalence of H. columbae in pigeons (Borkataki et al 2015). The host-parasite relationship was suggested to differ in tropical from nontropical areas (Møller, 1998), and tropical zones have a higher prevalence of parasite relapse infections, as well as increased vector abundance and decreased host immunocompetence (Durrant et al 2006).…”

“…In tropical India, a year-round abundance of parasitaemia in feral pigeons has been reported (Mandal, 1990). A similar prevalence study in the sub-tropical region of Jammu shows that 74.28% of the samples were positive for H. columbae (Borkataki et al 2015). Vector abundance was claimed to be the major factor influencing the spatial variation in the prevalence of H. columbae in pigeons (Borkataki et al 2015).…”

“…Therefore, gathering epidemiological data on such parasites in a particular region is very important. As there are limited studies on Haemoproteus columbae infections in pigeons from India (Borkataki et al 2015), the primary aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of Haemoproteus columbae in Puducherry.…”

Prevalence of Haemoprotozoans in Pigeons (Columba livia) in Nigde Province

“…Asya, Avrupa ve Amerika'da güvercinlerde kan protozoonlarının belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılan çalışmalarda Haemoproteus columbae başta olmak üzere (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12), H. sachavori, Leucocytozoon marchouxi, Plasmodium relictum, Trypanosoma avium ve T. hannai türleri saptanmıştır (13,14). Ülkemizde de benzer şekilde, evcil ve yabani güvercinlerin kan parazitleri üzerinde gerçekleştirilen mikroskobik incelemelerde en çok H. columbae türüne rastlanmıştır (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21).…”