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JOURNAL OF AVIAN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 179-183Publisher
ASSOC AVIAN VETERINARIANS
DOI: 10.1647/2018-353
Keywords
hemoprotozoa; Leucocytozoon species; necropsy; avian; grey-headed parrot; Poicephalus robustus suahelicus
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A necropsy was conducted on a female grey-headed parrot (Poicephalus robustus suahelicus) that died following signs of depression, ruffled feathers, and inappetence. Microscopic examination revealed the presence of hemoprotozoa in the liver. A nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of Haemoproteus species, Plasmodium species, and Leucocytozoon species, was performed on frozen tissue samples collected at necropsy. The hemoprotozoa were identified by PCR analysis as Leucocytozoon species. Hemoprotozoa are rarely reported in African parrots, and this is the first report of a Leucocytozooon species infection in a Poicephalus robustus suahelicus.
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