Maharana B R, Kumar Binod
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H, JAU, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001 India.
J Parasit Dis. 2017 Mar;41(1):295-297. doi: 10.1007/s12639-016-0764-7. Epub 2016 Apr 4.
Microscopic examination of thin blood smear of a domestic pigeon brought to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Junagadh, Gujarat revealed mature and immature halter shaped gametocytes of encircling the nucleated erythrocytes. The disease was diagnosed as acute infection of pigeon malaria more notably known as pseudomalaria. The parasitic infection was further confirmed by polymerase chain reaction assay targeting the () gene fragment amplifying 207 base pair (bp) fragment. , the vector for was also recovered from underneath the feathers of the affected pigeon.
对一只送到古吉拉特邦朱纳加德教学兽医临床中心的家鸽的薄血涂片进行显微镜检查，发现有成熟和未成熟的、环绕有核红细胞的缰绳状配子体。该疾病被诊断为鸽疟原虫急性感染，更常见的名称是假疟疾。通过针对（）基因片段进行聚合酶链反应分析，扩增出207碱基对（bp）片段，进一步证实了寄生虫感染。此外，还从患病鸽子的羽毛下发现了传播该疾病的媒介。 （原文括号部分缺失具体内容，无法完整准确翻译）
