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Studies on the pathology of an avian trypanosome (T. bouffardi) infection in experimentally infected canaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

D. H. Molyneux ,
J. E. Cooper  and
W. J. Smith
D. H. Molyneux
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT
J. E. Cooper
Affiliation:
Royal College of Surgeons of England, London WC2A 3PN
W. J. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT
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Summary

Experimental infections of canaries with an avian trypanosome, Trypanosoma bouffardi, isolated from West Africa demonstrated that these infections can cause pathological changes in tissues. Enlargement of the spleen coincided with peak parasitaemia but no other gross changes were observed. Histopathological examination of infected and control birds revealed focal myocarditis and lymphoid hyperplasia, in infected birds, which are consistent with trypanosome infection. Avian trypanosome infections are not usually regarded as pathogenic but our results suggest that pathological changes occur which are similar to those observed in mammals infected with salivarian trypanosomes

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 87 , Issue 1 , August 1983 , pp. 49 - 54
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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