High Prevalence and Broad Distribution of Trichomonas gypaetinii in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the USA
Trichomonas gypaetinii was detected in 117 (88%) of 133 Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and in 0/7 Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the USA, with no sex or age prevalence difference. All eagles lacked associated lesions. This study indicated that T. gypaetinii is common and widespread in Bald Eagles, but rarely associated with disease.
Authors
- Alisia A. W. Weyna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5961-8732)
- Melanie R. Kunkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-8393)
- Heather W. Barron
- Mark G. Ruder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2161-6491)
- Rebecca Radisic
- Chloe C. Goodwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2181-018X)
- Kayla B. Garrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7893-6157)
- Michael J. Yabsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2452-5015)
- Kate G. Slankard
- Bethany Groves
- Liandrie Swanepoel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6515-9608)
- Nicole M. Nemeth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5931-175X)
- Iga Stasiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9921-935X)
- Samantha E. J. Gibbs
- Christopher A. Cleveland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-4011)
- Xuan Hui Teo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6670-1596)
- Abigail J Cunningham
- Aidan O’Reilly
Institutions
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service (US)
- Animal Welfare Institute (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- Ministry of Environment (CA)
- Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (US)
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7589/jwd-d-24-00008
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34