Al-Barwari Shlemon, Saeed Isam
Division of Biology, Former University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2012;36(4):232-9. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2012.56.
The main objectives of the present study were to investigate the rock pigeon parasitic communities from Iraq as well as reporting on the prevalence and intensity of various infections from both sexes.
An examination of 128 specimens of the live rock pigeon Columba livia from Iraq was undertaken. The samples were obtained from several localities of Iraq. Blood samples were examined for haemoprotozoa, carcasses were investigated for the ectoparasites throughout their body skins and feathers, and the alimentary canal was examined for protozoans and helminths.
Twenty-seven species of parasites were identified. They comprised 1 Fungi, Candida sp.; 4 Protozoa, Eimeria labbeana, Trichomonas gallinae, Haemoproteus columbae and Plasmodium sp.; 8 Cestoda, 4 of each of the genera Cotugnia and Raillietina; 4 Nematoda, Ascaridia columbae, A. galli, Capillaria obsignata and Synhimantus spiralis; and 10 Arthropoda, the commonest of which were the wing and tail feather louse Columbicola sp. and the pigeon louse fly Pseudolinchia canariensis. Infection indices are provided for each species and in respect to both sexes of the host.
The issue of zoonosis is raised, so is the role of the rock pigeons in acting as a reservoir and spreading some of the disease agents associated with other avian populations including poultry. Seven of the species are newly introduced to the parasitological list of Iraq and for this country the rock pigeon is a new host record for another 9 of the endoparasites that were diagnosed.
本研究的主要目的是调查来自伊拉克的岩鸽寄生群落，并报告两性各种感染的患病率和感染强度。
对128只来自伊拉克的活岩鸽（Columba livia）标本进行了检查。样本取自伊拉克的几个地方。对血液样本进行血原虫检查，对鸽体全身皮肤和羽毛进行体外寄生虫调查，并对消化道进行原生动物和蠕虫检查。
共鉴定出27种寄生虫。其中包括1种真菌，即念珠菌属（Candida sp.）；4种原生动物，即拉贝艾美耳球虫（Eimeria labbeana）、鸽毛滴虫（Trichomonas gallinae）、鸽血变原虫（Haemoproteus columbae）和疟原虫属（Plasmodium sp.）；8种绦虫，科图尼亚属（Cotugnia）和瑞列绦虫属（Raillietina）各4种；4种线虫，即鸽蛔虫（Ascaridia columbae）、鸡蛔虫（A. galli）、封闭毛细线虫（Capillaria obsignata）和螺旋合尖线虫（Synhimantus spiralis）；以及10种节肢动物，其中最常见的是翅羽虱和尾羽虱（Columbicola sp.）以及鸽虱蝇（Pseudolinchia canariensis）。提供了每种寄生虫的感染指数以及宿主两性的感染指数。
提出了人畜共患病问题，岩鸽作为储存宿主以及传播与包括家禽在内的其他鸟类种群相关的一些病原体的作用也受到关注。其中7个物种是首次被列入伊拉克寄生虫学名录，对于该国来说，岩鸽是另外9种被诊断出的体内寄生虫的新宿主记录。
