Table 1 Trichomonas spp. prevalence found in four columbid species at different European study sites with the use of PCR analysis. The prevalence was calculated according to PCR results
From: High prevalence of Trichomonas gallinae in wild columbids across western and southern Europe
Species | No. of samples | Place (n) | Status (n) | Sample (n) | No. positive | No. negative | Prevalence [%] | No. of sequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stock dove | 92 | Hesse, Germany (90) Brandenburg, Germany (2) | Adult (33) First year (1) Chick (58) | Swab (92) | 79 | 13 | 86 | 16 |
Wood pigeon | 87 | Bavaria, Germany (50) North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (24) Lower Saxony, Germany (8) Thuringia, Germany (3) Hesse, Germany (1) Unknown, Germany (1) | Adult (87) | Tissue (87)a | 61 | 26 | 70 | 23 |
Collared dove | 5 | Monfrague, Spain (3) Comino, Malta (2) | Adult (3) Second year (1) Unknown (1) | Swab (5) | 3 | 2 | 60 | 2 |
Turtle dove | 97 | Monfrague, Spain (42) Comino, Malta (34) Ventotene, Italy (20) Hesse, Germany (1) | Adult (22) Juvenile (23) Second year (2) Unknown (50) | Swab (70) Tissue (27) All | 65 0 65 | 5 27 32 | 93 0 67 | 43 0 43 |
Total | 281 | Â | Â | Swab (167) Tissue (114) All | 154 61 208 | 13 53 73 | 93 54 74 | 61 23 84 |