Identification of different protozoa species from a common buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Authors: ÖZLEM ÖZMEN, MEHMET HALIGÜR, RAMAZAN ADANIR

Abstract: An adult, female common buzzard (Buteo buteo) with paraplegia due to shooting wound on the sacral region was diagnosed with Leucocytozoon toddi, Haemoproteus elani, and Histomonas meleagridis. This is the first report of simultaneous naturally occurring Leucocytozoon toddi, Haemoproteus elani, and Histomonas meleagridis identification in a buzzard.

Keywords: Common buzzard, Leucocytozoon toddi, Haemoproteus elani, Histomonas meleagridis, pathology

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