Incidence of Trypanosomes in the Canada Goose as Revealed by Bone Marrow Culture

Abstract

Herman and Diamond (1952) reported briefly on a method of culturing trypanosomes from avian bone marrow collected at autopsy. Using this technique they demonstrated for the first time the presence of trypanosomes in the Canada goose (Branta canadensis L.). Subsequent work has led to a new technique for obtaining bone marrow samples from living birds. This paper gives the details for culturing avian trypanosomes from bone marrow and presents the results obtained in trypanosome surveys of wild Canada geese.