Morphological and molecular characterization of avian trypanosomes in domestic chickens ( <i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i> ) in Southeast Asia and review of the parasite morphometry in different avian hosts
The prevalence of trypanosomes in chickens is high.The first report of <i>Trypanosoma avium</i> in chickens with evidence of species identification.The first report of morphological and molecular characteristics of <i>Trypanosoma calmettei</i>.A cheap and quick buffy coat method is helpful for screening trypanosomes.
Authors
- Surya Paudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-9733)
- Gediminas Valkiūnas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0594-0280)
- Pornchai Pornpanom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8404-3539)
Institutions
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Hong Kong Jockey Club (HK)
- Nature Research Centre (LT)
- Walailak University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Avian Pathology
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03079457.2025.2462628
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10
Funders
- City University of Hong Kong