[Fatal neurological syndrome in a collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) and fixation of ixodes pari (= I. frontalis) tick (author's transl)].
Tick paralysis is probably a common condition in wild birds, but rarely observed. The authors report the case of a collared dove (S. decaocto) presenting a fatal neurological syndrome associated with the fixation of a Ixodes pari female above the right eye. Virological studies of bird's tissues and of the tick were negative. These findings were compatible with tick paralysis or a minor equivalent of this syndrome. In addition, it was the first time that a collared dove is found as host for I. pari.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D010856:Columbidae / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D013577:Syndrome / Q000662:veterinary; D013985:Tick Paralysis / Q000401:mortality / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013986:Tick Toxicoses / Q000662:veterinary*
Syndrome neurologique mortel chez une tourterelle turque (Streptopelia decaocto) et fixation de la tique (Ixodes pari (= I. frontalis).