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1 October 1987 Frenkelia sp.-like Infection in the Small Intestine of a Red-tailed Hawk
David S. Lindsay, Sandra I. Ambrus, Byron L. Blagburn
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Abstract

Developmental stages of a Frenkelia sp.-like coccidium were observed in tissue sections of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum of a naturally infected red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) that died and was examined at necropsy. Developmental stages were located in the lamina propria of these tissues. Thirty sporulated sporocysts measured 11.1 × 8.1 μm in tissue sections. Four sporozoites were present in each sporulated sporocyst. The coccidial infection was not a contributing factor in the death of this red-tailed hawk.

David S. Lindsay, Sandra I. Ambrus, and Byron L. Blagburn "Frenkelia sp.-like Infection in the Small Intestine of a Red-tailed Hawk," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 23(4), 677-679, (1 October 1987). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-23.4.677
Received: 12 December 1986; Published: 1 October 1987
KEYWORDS
Buteo jamaicensis borealis
Frenkelia sp.
Isospora buteonis
red-tailed hawk
Sarcocystis sp.
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