Acase of trypanosomosis in a pigeon in İstanbul, Turkey

1998 Kasım ayında İstanbul'da Güneşli semtinde bakılan bir evcil güvercinden (Columha li-via) yapılan bir kan frotisinde bir Tyrpanosoma türüne ait bir trypanomastigote görülmüştür. Parazit yaklaşık 55 um uzunluğa ve iyi gelişmiş bir dalgalı zara sahipti. Çekirdeği kenara yakın olarak, kinetoplastı arka uçtan uzakta yer almıştı. Bu, Türkiye'de güvercinlerde ilk trypanosomosis (muhtemelen T. hannai'den ileri gelen) olgusudur

İstanbul'da bir güvercinde trypanosomosis olgusu

A trypanosome was seen on a blood film of a domestic pigeon (Columba livia) reared in Güneşli district of Istanbul in November, 1998. It was a single trypomastigote which is 55 urn long and had a well developed undulating membrane. The nucleus was placed marginally and the kinetoplast was away from the posterior end. This is the first case report on trypanosomosis (probably due to T. hannai) in a pigeon from Turkey.

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