Species Histomonas meleagridis (Smith, 1895)

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• Amoeba meleagridis Smith, T. 1895. An infectious disease among turkeys caused by protozoa (infectious entero-hepatitis). Bulletin of the Bureau of Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture 8: 7-38, 5 plates.

Generic Combinations

• Histomonas meleagridis (Smith, 1895). —
  Tyzzer, E.E. 1920. The flagellate character and reclassification of the parasite producing "blackhead" in turkeys — Histomonas (gen. nov.) meleagridis (Smith). Journal of Parasitology 6: 124-130

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Common Pheasant (intestines); Gallus gallus Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Domestic Chicken (caeca, liver); Meleagris galloparvo Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Domestic Turkey (intestines, liver); Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Peafowl, Peacock (liver, intestines)).

Associated Fauna References

Begg, M., Beveridge, I., Chilton, N.B., Johnson, P.M. & O'Callaghan, M.G. 1995. Parasites of the Proserpine rock wallaby, Petrogale persephone (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). Australian Mammalogy 18: 45-53 (Meleagris galloparvo)

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Gallus gallus; Meleagris galloparvo; Pavo cristatus; Phasianus colchicus)

Christie, D.G. 1947. Entero-hepatitis or blackhead in poultry. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 58: 667-669 (Gallus gallus; Meleagris galloparvo)

Hart, L. 1937. The occurrence in New South Wales of infectious entero-hepatitis (blackhead) of chickens. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 48: 705-706 (Gallus gallus)

Hart, L. 1945. A symposium on poultry diseases. Australian Veterinary Journal 21: 15-18 (Gallus gallus)

Johnston, T.H. & Cleland, J.B. 1910. Protozoal infections. Report of the Government Bureau of Microbiology 1909: 31-46 (Meleagris galloparvo)

Morrow, C. 1986. Poultry parasites. pp. 663-700 in Poultry Health. Post-Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. (Gallus gallus; Meleagris galloparvo; Pavo cristatus)

Patten, R.A. & Carne, H.R. 1942. Entero-hepatitis in the peafowl. Australian Veterinary Journal 18: 31-32 (Pavo cristatus)

Ranby, P.D. 1965. Programmes of disease control on commercial poultry farms. Australian Veterinary Journal 41: 104-106 (Gallus gallus)

Roberts, F.H.S. 1937. A note on the occurrence of enterohepatitis or "blackhead" in chickens. Australian Veterinary Journal 13: 158-161 (Gallus gallus)

Seddon, H.R. 1952. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and viral diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8. (Gallus gallus; Meleagris galloparvo; Pavo cristatus)

Seddon, H.R. & Albiston, H.E. 1966. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and virus diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8 2. (Gallus gallus; Meleagris galloparvo; Pavo cristatus)

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