The protozoan flagellate Histomonas meleagridis is the etiological agent of histomonosis,
first described in 1893. It is a fastidious disease in turkeys, with pathological lesions in the …

Protozoa found in poultry are categorized within several taxonomic groups. Of the numerous
protozoans known from chickens, turkeys, and gamebirds, only a few flourish under …

Histomonosis is a protozoan disease of poultry that can cause severe mortalities in turkeys
and production losses in the chicken. It is a fastidious disease with pathological lesions in …

Blackhead disease (histomoniasis) currently has no efficacious drug approved for use in
poultry in the United States. Both chickens and turkeys can get the disease, but mortality is …

In recent years, a number of studies about Histomonas meleagridis, and more specifically
about experiments in vivo involving H. meleagridis to investigate the pathogenicity and …

During parasite infections, the liver may prioritise immune-related pathways over its
metabolic functions. Intestinal infections caused by Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum …

The re-emerging disease histomonosis is caused by the protozoan parasite Histomonas
meleagridis that affects chickens and turkeys. Previously, protection by vaccination with in …

Based on clonal cultures of Histomonas meleagridis, monoxenic cultures have, to our
knowledge for the first time, been established in a liquid medium. The faecal flora was …

Abstract Histomonosis (histomoniasis, blackhead), beside coccidiosis, belongs to the most
important parasitic protozoan diseases in poultry. So far Histomonas meleagridis infections …

Background Histomonosis is a severe re-emerging disease of poultry caused by
Histomonas meleagridis, a protozoan parasite which survives in the environment via the …