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Titre :	Trichomonas gallinae infections in the naïve host Montifringilla nivalis subsp. nivalis (2022)
Auteurs :	Sebastian Dirren, Auteur ; Stéphanie Borel, Auteur ; Nina Wolfrum, Auteur ; Fränzi Korner-Nievergelt, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Ornithology (163(1) January, 2022)
Article en page(s) :	333-337
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Infectious diseases bear a great risk for populations of naïve host species. In the present article we inform about the first microscopic and molecular detection of the bird pathogen Trichomonas gallinae in the White-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis subsp. nivalis). The emergence of trichomonosis in this highly specialised alpine bird species may pose a serious threat to its already declining population. Interspecies transmission of T. gallinae most likely occurred at a bird feeder in a Swiss mountain village. Monitoring of the disease and immediate measures to prevent its spread are urgently needed.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-021-01938-1

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