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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 32(1), 1996, pp. 130-132
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An unusual coccidian parasite causing pneumonia in a northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

DG Baker, CA Speer, A Yamaguchi, SM Griffey, and JP Dubey


ABSTRACT

In June 1993 an unusual coccidian parasite was identified in lung tissue from a northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), collected near Tucson, Arizona (USA), which died in respiratory distress. Histologically, there was evidence of severe, generalized interstitial pneumonia, associated with the parasite. Both asexual and sexual stages were seen. Schizonts, gamonts, and sporulated oocysts were seen in lung tissue. The parasite most closely resembled coccidia of the genus Lankesterella. This is the first report of such a coccidian parasite in the alveolar tissue of a cardinal.




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