Endoparasites | Protozoa | |
• Eimeria spp. | Small intestine |
• Histomonas meleagridis | Caeca, liver |
Nematodes | |
• Oxyspirura mansoni | Eye, lacrimal duct |
• Syngamus trachea | Trachea, lungs |
• Gongylonema ingluvicola | Oesophagus, crop |
• Tetrameres spp. | Proventriculus |
• Acuaria hamulosa | Gizzard |
• Capillaria spp. | Entire intestine |
• Dispharynx nasuta | Erythrocytes, proventriculus |
• Amidostomum anseris | Gizzard |
• Ascaridia galli | Small intestine, occasionally oviduct |
Cestodes | |
• Raillietina spp. | Small intestine |
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Ectoparasites | The fowl tick | |
• Argas persicus | Skin |
Mites | |
• Dermanyssus gallinae | Skin |
• Ornithonyssus sylviarum | Skin |
• Cnemidocoptes mutans | Skin on legs, comb and wattle |
Flea | |
• Echidnophaga gallinacea | Head |
Haemoparasites | • Leucocytozoon spp. | Leucocytes, erythrocytes |
• Plasmodium spp. | Erythrocytes |
• Haemoproteus spp. | Erythrocytes |
• Aegyptinella spp. | Erythrocytes |