Trichomoniasis in finches from the Canadian Maritime provinces - An emerging disease

Forzan, Maria J.; Vanderstichel, Raphael; Melekhovets, Yuri F.; McBurney, Scott

Forzan, M. J., Vanderstichel, R., Melekhovets, Y. F., & McBurney, S. (2010). Trichomoniasis in finches from the Canadian Maritime provinces - An emerging disease. Canadian Veterinary Journal-Revue Veterinaire Canadienne, 51(4), 391-396.

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Title: Trichomoniasis in finches from the Canadian Maritime provinces - An emerging disease
Author(s): Forzan, Maria J.
Vanderstichel, Raphael
Melekhovets, Yuri F.
McBurney, Scott
Source: Canadian Veterinary Journal-Revue Veterinaire Canadienne
Genre: Journal Article
Date: 2010
Volume: 51
Issue: 4
Start Page: 391
End Page: 396
Department: Pathology and Microbiology
Abstract: Trichomoniasis was diagnosed in multiple incidents of mortality in wild purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus) and American goldfinch (Carduelis trims) in the Canadian Maritimes Birds exhibited regurgitation, emaciation, and hyperplastic otopharyngins, ingluvitis, and esophagitis Trichomonas gallinae was identified by histopathology and polymerise chain reaction (PCR). Trichomoniasis (trichomonosis) is an emerging disease in wild finches of eastern Canada.
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