Buparvaquone therapy in a rock pigeon infected with Haemoproteus columbae showing torticollis

A clinical Haemoproteus columbae infection in a two months rock pigeon was diagnosed on the basis of outward signs and blood smear examination. The clinical signs suggestive of pigeon malaria were anorexia, depression, inability to fly, circling movements and episodes of torticollis. The characteris...

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Published in:Journal of parasitic diseases 2017-06, Vol.41 (2), p.514-516
Main Authors: Joshi, Vivek, Dimri, Umesh, Alam, Shahjahan, Gopalakrishnan, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anorexia
Buparvaquone
Columba livia
Erythrocytes
Gametocytes
Haemoproteus
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Infectious Diseases
Malaria
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nuclei
Original
Original Article
pigeons
Supplements
therapeutics
Torticollis
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Summary:A clinical Haemoproteus columbae infection in a two months rock pigeon was diagnosed on the basis of outward signs and blood smear examination. The clinical signs suggestive of pigeon malaria were anorexia, depression, inability to fly, circling movements and episodes of torticollis. The characteristic halter shaped gametocytes were seen, in thin blood smear, encircling the nucleus of erythrocytes. Buparvaquone therapy, two intramuscular injections at the rate of 5 mg/kg at 72 h interval, was successful. Supplementation of multivitamin helped in speedy recovery and clinical signs along with uncommon torticollis, completely disappeared in one week.
ISSN:0971-7196
0975-0703
DOI:10.1007/s12639-016-0840-z