由于对不同环境条件的适应性,鸽子的寄生虫感染非常重要,以及他们与人类社会的关系。在这项研究中,从萨马瓦不同地区收集了250只家鸽和野鸽(哥伦巴利维亚)样本,Al-Muthanna省,伊拉克,从2020年3月到2021年1月。通过筛选粪便样品中的肠道寄生虫感染并从喙中制备直接拭子来进行外部寄生虫的临床检查。在250只鸽子样本中(125只家鸽和125只野鸽),65只鸽子被发现感染(26%),其中家鸽40只(32%)和野鸽25只(20%)(P≤0.05)。结果表明,这些寄生虫感染属于三种主要的鸟类寄生虫:1)原生动物,例如艾美球虫物种(spp。)卵囊,隐孢子虫。,和鸡毛滴虫,患病率为21(16.8%),14(11.2%),19(15.2%),11(8.8%),7(5.6%),和2(1.6%),2)蠕虫,例如c虫(Raillietinatetragona)和线虫(Ascaridiacolumbae),患病率为5(4%),4(3.2%),4(3.2%),和2(1.6%),以及节肢动物,包括虱子(Menacanthusstramineus),在家鸽和野鸽中的患病率分别为5(4%)和3(2.4%),分别。此外,雌雄鸽子的感染率差异无统计学意义(P≤0.05)。研究结果还表明,家鸽和野鸽的性别感染比例最高是由一种物种引起的。寄生虫(家鸽和野鸽分别占62.5%和64%,分别),其次是两个spp。(国内和野生鸽子分别占24%和27.5%,分别),和三个spp。寄生虫(家鸽和野鸽分别占10%和12%,分别)。然而,家鸽和野鸽在感染一只鸽子方面没有显着差异,两个,或三个spp。寄生虫(P≤0.05)。由此得出结论,这些寄生虫在不同地区的患病率存在差异,部分原因是由于营养的差异,喂养习惯,和地理环境。
Parasitic infections in pigeons are very important due to their adaptability to different environmental conditions, as well as their relationship with human society. In this
study, 250 samples of domestic and wild pigeons (Columba livia) were collected from different areas in Samawah, Al-Muthanna province, Iraq, from March 2020 to January 2021. Clinical examination of external parasites was conducted by screening fecal samples for intestinal parasitic infections and preparing direct swabs from the beaks. Out of the 250 pigeon samples (125 domestic and 125 wild pigeons), 65 pigeons were found infected (26%), including 40 domestic (32%) and 25 wild pigeons (20%) (P≤0.05). The results showed that these parasitic infections belong to three major groups of bird parasites: 1) Protozoa, such as Eimeria species (spp.) oocyst, Cryptosporidium spp., and Trichomonas gallinae, with prevalence rates of 21 (16.8%), 14 (11.2%), 19 (15.2%), 11(8.8%), 7 (5.6%), and 2 (1.6%), 2) Helminths, such as cestodes (Raillietina tetragona) and nematodes (Ascaridia columbae) with prevalence rates of 5 (4%), 4 (3.2%), 4 (3.2%), and 2 (1.6%), as well as Arthropods, including lice (Menacanthus stramineus) with prevalence rates of 5 (4%) and 3 (2.4%) in domestic and wild pigeons, respectively. Additionally, no significant difference was found between male and female pigeons in their infection rate (P≤0.05). The findings also revealed that the highest percentage of infection in both genders of domestic and wild pigeons was caused by one spp. of parasites (62.5% and 64% in domestic and wild pigeons, respectively), followed by two spp. (24% and 27.5% in domestic and wild pigeons, respectively), and three spp. of parasites (10% and 12% in domestic and wild pigeons, respectively). However, there was no significant difference between domestic and wild pigeons regarding their infections with one, two, or three spp. of parasites (P≤0.05). It is thus concluded that differences in the prevalence of these parasites in different regions are partly due to differences in nutrition, feeding habits, and geographical environment.