The Importance of Checking Leishmania Promastigotes Viability in the Proteomics Analysis of Secretions.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted to detect the prevalence of haemoprotozoan parasites in the domestic and wild pigeons in Ni&#x11f;de province. METHODS: The study material included a total of 216 pigeons, which comprised 105 domestic (55 females, 50 males) and 111 wild (53 females, 58 males) pigeons belonging to Ni&#x11f;de province. Smears were prepared using the blood collected from the vena cutanea ulnaris of the pigeons and then examined for the presence of haemoprotozoan parasites under a light microscope using immersion objective. RESULTS: The microscopic examination of the smears showed that 107 (49.54%) of the 216 pigeons were infected with Haemoproteus columbae. The samples collected from 9 (8.57%) of the 105 domestic pigeons and 98 (88.29%) of the 111 wild pigeons were positive for H. columbae. The positivity rates of H. columbae between the domestic and wild pigeons were calculated to be statistically significant (p<0.01). The average level of parasitaemia in the 107 pigeons infected with H. columbae was detected to be 2.85%. On the other hand, Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon, and Trypanosoma species were not observed in the blood smears of the pigeons. CONCLUSION: This is the first survey regarding H. columbae performed on the domestic and wild pigeons in Ni&#x11f;de province.