• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.597-602
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• 2018

Histomonas meleagridis is a facultative anaerobic parasite, which can cause a common poultry disease known as histomoniasis. The species and age of the birds impacts on the susceptibility, with turkey being the most susceptible species. Chickens are less susceptible to H. meleagridis than turkeys and usually serve as reservoir hosts. Here, the diagnosis of an outbreak of histomoniasis in backyard Sanhuang chickens is described. The primary diagnosis was made based on clinical symptoms, general changes at necropsy, histopathology, and the isolation and cultivation of parasites. The pathogen was further confirmed by cloning, PCR identification, and animal inoculation tests. A strain of H. meleagridis, named HM-JSYZ-C, with a higher pathogenicity level in chickens was obtained. The study lays a foundation for further investigations into H. meleagridis and histomoniasis in chickens.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.235-238
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• 1992

The diseased Chuckar partridges that were raised at the wild bird-raising farms located in Ockchun, Chungbuk province, were submitted for diagnosis in the laboratory in July. 1990. The diseased partridges aged 3~4 weeks old were shown clinical signs such as anorexia, depression, white-colored or transparent-watery diarrhea and dropping of the head and wings. At necropsy, major gross lesions were found in the livers, ceca and lungs. Histopathologically, numerous histomonads were observed in the necrotic tissues of the livers and ceca. In the cecal specimens, it was found that the ameboid histomonads have flagellum and the size of 10~20 micrometer. The case was confirmed as histomoniasis due to the infection of Histomonas meleagridis.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.591-594
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• 2009

10 주령의 육계 종계가 급성으로 폐사 하였다. 치사율은 20 수/계사/일 이상 이었고 사육환경은 평사였다. 분변검사에서 맹장 및 장으로부터 기생충은 검출되지 않았으며, 부검 소견에서 장간막과 장조직의 유착을 동반한 섬유소성 염증이 관찰되었다. 또한, 맹장의 충 출혈을 동반한 종대, 확장 및 비후가 관찰되었으며, 맹장의 내강에서 염증성 삼출물에 의한 단단한 치즈양 core가 관찰되었다. 간의 육안소견에서는 원형의 융기된 괴사 반점이 관찰되었다. 광학 및 전자현미경을 통하여 전형적인 칠면조편모충이 간조직에서 관찰되었으나 장점막에서는 관찰되지 않았다. 한편, 본 예에서 흑두병을 매개하는 닭맹장충을 부검 및 생존한 닭에서 관찰할 수 없었으며 계사의 토양에서 지렁이를 전혀 관찰할 수 없었다. 따라서 본 증례는 닭에서 매개체 없이 칠면조편모충이 직접전파에 의해 감염된 사례로 판단된다.