Journal of Wildlife Diseases · 1977 · 12 citations · 2 references
Veterinary MedicineAnimal SciencesVeterinary ParasitologyOrnithologyRenal PathologyWildlife ParasitologyBird DiseasesBird ParasitesParasitic Diseases Of WildlifeWildlife Infectious DiseasesWildlife Parasite EpidemiologyWildlife Renal PathologyAvian CoccidiosisCoccidial EpidemiologyCoccidial PathogenesisCoccidiosis In WildlifeDuck HealthEpidemiology Of Avian DiseaseMigratory Bird HealthSpecies-specific Gross Lesions
Ten of twelve species of wild ducks examined in central Saskatchewan were infected with renal coccidia. Of 261 ducks examined during autumn migration, 24.5% were infected while only 4% of 74 ducks examined during spring migration were infected. The greatest prevalence of infection occurred in female and juvenile birds. No gross lesions attributable to coccidia were found, and microscopic lesions were focal in nature. Oocysts from mallards were transmitted to captive mallards.
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