title: Hexamita infection associated with diarrhoea and stunting in native turkey poults.
abstract: Hexamita sp. was identified in 8 cases of sixty (13.3%) stunted diarrhoeic 1- 12- week old native turkey poults. Large numbers of the flagellated parasites were found within the dilated crypts of Lieberkuhn of ileum and jejunum. In TEM studies on the parasagittal section of the parasite, elongated flagellated binuclear parasite was found. The morphological characteristics of the seen protozoan are similar with those described for Hexamita meleagridis. The parasite could be considered as an intestinal pathogenic protozoan parasite, causing stunting and diarrhoea in turkeys in Iran.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lorestan, Khorramabad, Iran. omidvete@yahoo.com
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dezfoulian
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gharagozlou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahbari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D016828:Diplomonadida / Q000166:cytology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007082:Ileum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007492:Iran; D007583:Jejunum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D014422:Turkeys