title: Sarcocystis species lethal for domestic pigeons.
abstract: A large number of Sarcocystis spp. infect birds as intermediate hosts, but pigeons are rarely affected. We identified a novel Sarcocystis sp. that causes lethal neurologic disease in domestic pigeons in Germany. Experimental infections indicated transmission by northern goshawks, and sequence analyses indicated transnational distribution. Worldwide spread is possible.
authors.affiliation: Freie Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany. olias.philipp@vetmed.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Olias
authors.forename: Achim D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohls
authors.forename: Hafez M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hafez
authors.forename: Alfred Otto
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Heydorn
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mehlhorn
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lierz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000469:parasitology; D010856:Columbidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005858:Germany; D046428:Hawks / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan