The Prevalence of Tetratrichomonas spp. in Reproductive Geese Flocks

Falkowski, Piotr; Liebhart, Dieter; Bobrek, Kamila; Gaweł, Andrzej

doi:10.1637/aviandiseases-d20-00042

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“…Our research showed that the size of the flock and the birds' ages had no impact on the Blastocystis prevalence. It was opposite to the results obtained during the Tetratrichomonas prevalence research, in which older birds had higher parasite infestations [42]. Lee and Stenzel [25] investigated a property and the conditions of its environment, concluding that properly cleaned floors, utensils, and equipment; the removal of feces; and clean food and water containers decreased the possibility of infection.…”

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Prevalence of Blastocystis in Geese Reproductive Flocks

Falkowski¹,

Gaweł²,

Bobrek³

2022

Animals

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Blastocystis is a unicellular, anaerobic protozoan that has a low specificity for the hosts, and it could be a zoonosis. There are not many data about the occurrence of Blastocystis in bird species, and this study aimed to check the prevalence of Blastocystis infection in reproductive geese flocks. The result obtained showed that a parasite was present in 46.5% of tested flocks. The extensiveness of the Blastocystis invasion in reproductive geese flocks was low because the genetic material of parasites was found only in 7.48% of samples. There was no correlation between the infection and the bird’s age or the flock size. The data obtained showed that geese could be the source of infections in humans who have contact with carriers of the infection.

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Prevalence of Blastocystis in Geese Reproductive Flocks

Falkowski¹,

Gaweł²,

Bobrek³

2022

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“…Interestingly, the lack of coccidian reference sequences associated with dunlin makes interpretation more difficult, but as all of the dunlin-derived reads are more closely related to other bird-derived coccidia than any others, we infer that this large coccidian diversity is directly associated with this host species. Similarly, the large diversity of trichomonads predominantly associated with waterfowl samples (Figure 4), can also be related to other bird-associated trichomonads, for example the high prevalence and diversity of Tetratrichomonas recently detected in geese (Falkowski et al, 2020), indicating a much larger diversity of these parasites than previously known. This is of particular interest given the emergence of diseases caused by Trichomonas gallinae and recent evidence of introgression between different trichomonad lineages (Alrefaei et al, 2019).…”

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High‐throughput sequencing of faeces provides evidence for dispersal of parasites and pathogens by migratory waterbirds

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Hartikainen

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The spread of disease is widely recognised as a significant hazard for biodiversity and human health (Sutherland et al., 2020) and is frequently linked with climate change (Hoberg & Brooks, 2015).Mechanisms that mediate disease emergence and spread include globalisation of human activities and changing phenologies, distributions and behaviours of disease vectors (Fong, 2017;Lafferty, 2009).However, movements of animals may also generally facilitate the codispersal of hitchhiking parasites and pathogens.Many organisms can achieve dispersal by surviving passage through the gut of animal vectors. The majority of such research in

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“…According to Liulin et al (2023), during co-infection eimeriosis, histomonosis, and trichomonosis in domestic chickens, lesions extended to other organs and tissues, including spleen, bursa of Fabricius, peritoneum, and even skin. The causative agents of avian trichomoniasis can cause damage to the organs of the reproductive system of birds, resulting in reduced or halted egg production (Falkowski et al, 2020). The productivity of chickens and a decrease in egg production and egg mass are also significantly affected by invasions of Eimeria spp.…”

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Effects of Histomonas, Trichomonas, and Eimeria Co-infection on Productivity and Macro-morphological Indicators of Eggs in Laying Hens

Liulin,

Bogach,

Lyakhovich

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The study of macro-morphological changes is important for recognizing disturbances in egg formation that cause pathologies, especially co-infection. The current study aimed to evaluate the level of egg productivity and macro-morphological parameters of eggs in domestic chickens of the Rhode Island breed with co-infection of Histomonas, Trichomonas, and Eimeria. Clinical and parasitological, coproscopic, morphometric research, and statistical analysis methods were used for this research. Pathogens of Histomonas and Trichomonas were detected by microscopy of smears of fresh feces, and Eimeria oocysts were identified by flotation according to the Fullenborn method. During 30 days of research, there was a significant decrease in egg production (52%), a decrease in egg weight by 16.8%, and a decrease in the shell thickness by 30.43% during spontaneous Eimeria-Histomonosis-Trichomonosis co-infection in laying hens. The eggshell indicated noticeable macro-morphological changes, including deformations and defects resulting from insufficient calcification. These changes manifest as combined damage to the shell, characterized by small cracks, roughness, bumpy or spilled thickenings, and complete or partial depigmentation. When evaluating the internal content of eggs in 12% of their samples, there were bloody spots, relatively smaller and lighter yolks, thinning of the protein part. Thus, the specified macro-morphological changes and egg defects were the result of the negative impact of co-infection on the processes of egg formation, which indicates the systemic nature of the lesion and the morphofunctional insufficiency of the egg-forming organs.

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The Prevalence of Tetratrichomonas spp. in Reproductive Geese Flocks

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Prevalence of Blastocystis in Geese Reproductive Flocks

Prevalence of Blastocystis in Geese Reproductive Flocks

High‐throughput sequencing of faeces provides evidence for dispersal of parasites and pathogens by migratory waterbirds

Effects of Histomonas, Trichomonas, and Eimeria Co-infection on Productivity and Macro-morphological Indicators of Eggs in Laying Hens

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