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KMID : 1023520150380020077
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2015 Volume.38 No. 2 p.77 ~ p.81
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Parasites of feral pigeon (Columba livia) by fecal examination from some areas in Seoul, Korea
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Kim Se-Min
Lee Sang-Eun
Cho Shin-Hyeong
Lee Won-Ja
Kim Neung-Hee
Kim He-ra
Kim Young-seob
Lee Ju-hyoung
Park Bae-Keun
Jung Bae-Dong
Kim Hyeon-Cheol
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of helminths parasites from collected fecal samples of 410 feral pigeons (Columba livia) in 3 different areas of Gwangjin-gu, Seongdong-gu and Dongdaemun- gu in Seoul from December, 2011 to July, 2012 in Korea. The fecal samples were examined through by the centrifugation method using formalin-ether solution. The overall prevalence of parasites in the pigeons was 29.27% (120/410). Two nematodes (Tetrameres spp. and Capillaria spp.) and one protozoa (Eimeria spp.) were identified. In the case of nematodes, Tetrameres spp. dominated numerically (58, 14.15%), followed by Capillaria spp. (10, 2.44%) and oocysts of Eimeria spp. were detected in 78 cases (19.02%). This investigation introduces the result of examination on the prevalence of parasites in feral pigeons from some areas in Seoul for the first time.
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KEYWORD
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Tetrameres, Capillaria, Eimeria, Fecal examination, Feral pigeon, Seoul
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