Histomoniasis

A protozoal disease affecting the ceca and liver of many gallinaceous birds. It is particularly an acute disease of young turkeys characterized by typhlitis, hepatitis, and sulfur-colored diarrhea.

Clinical signs

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Bird species

2

Clinical Signs

General Systemic Signs

Depression Anorexia Ruffled feathers Sulfur colored diarrhea Pathognomonic Cyanosis of head skin Specific Cecal pinpoint ulcers Specific Thickened cecal wall Specific Cecal hyperemia Caseous cecal core Pathognomonic Circular depressed hepatic lesions Pathognomonic

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Affected species

Turkey Susceptibility: moderate
Chicken Primary host Susceptibility: high

Associated Microorganisms

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