Avian malaria in a feral-pet pigeon: a case report
This study reports the first mortality associated with P. relictum lineage GRW11. The study supports previous studies, suggesting that Plasmodium infections are not frequent in pigeons. Host conditions like immunosuppression due to the tumour may have influenced the infection outcome in this fatal case. Use of anti-P. falciparum HSP70 antibody for detection of P. relictum antigens for immune assays in blood and tissue samples will be a useful tool for future studies.
Authors
- Matthias Marti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-9566)
- Kannan Venugopal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1620-5524)
- Barbara Renate Vogler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8330-5269)
- Gillian Muchaamba
- Sarah Albini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9498-0243)
- Udo Hetzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9142-560X)
- Bettina Gächter
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05116-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03
Funders
- Universität Zürich
- Foundation for Research in Science and the Humanities