Emerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common British birds.
Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly cited as threats to wildlife, livestock and humans alike. They can threaten geographically isolated or critically endangered wildlife populations; however, relatively few studies have clearly demonstrated the extent to which emerging diseases can impact...
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oai:doaj.org-article:aa731dd86f6b48eaa5d74ee76fe4f7f02021-11-18T06:35:57ZEmerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common British birds.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0012215https://doaj.org/article/aa731dd86f6b48eaa5d74ee76fe4f7f02010-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20805869/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly cited as threats to wildlife, livestock and humans alike. They can threaten geographically isolated or critically endangered wildlife populations; however, relatively few studies have clearly demonstrated the extent to which emerging diseases can impact populations of common wildlife species. Here, we report the impact of an emerging protozoal disease on British populations of greenfinch Carduelis chloris and chaffinch Fringilla coelebs, two of the most common birds in Britain. Morphological and molecular analyses showed this to be due to Trichomonas gallinae. Trichomonosis emerged as a novel fatal disease of finches in Britain in 2005 and rapidly became epidemic within greenfinch, and to a lesser extent chaffinch, populations in 2006. By 2007, breeding populations of greenfinches and chaffinches in the geographic region of highest disease incidence had decreased by 35% and 21% respectively, representing mortality in excess of half a million birds. In contrast, declines were less pronounced or absent in these species in regions where the disease was found in intermediate or low incidence. Also, populations of dunnock Prunella modularis, which similarly feeds in gardens, but in which T. gallinae was rarely recorded, did not decline. This is the first trichomonosis epidemic reported in the scientific literature to negatively impact populations of free-ranging non-columbiform species, and such levels of mortality and decline due to an emerging infectious disease are unprecedented in British wild bird populations. This disease emergence event demonstrates the potential for a protozoan parasite to jump avian host taxonomic groups with dramatic effect over a short time period.Robert A RobinsonBecki LawsonMike P TomsKirsi M PeckJames K KirkwoodJulian ChantreyInnes R ClatworthyAndy D EvansLaura A HughesOliver C HutchinsonShinto K JohnTom W PennycottMatthew W PerkinsPeter S RowleyVic R SimpsonKevin M TylerAndrew A CunninghamPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 8, p e12215 (2010) |
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Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly cited as threats to wildlife, livestock and humans alike. They can threaten geographically isolated or critically endangered wildlife populations; however, relatively few studies have clearly demonstrated the extent to which emerging diseases can impact populations of common wildlife species. Here, we report the impact of an emerging protozoal disease on British populations of greenfinch Carduelis chloris and chaffinch Fringilla coelebs, two of the most common birds in Britain. Morphological and molecular analyses showed this to be due to Trichomonas gallinae. Trichomonosis emerged as a novel fatal disease of finches in Britain in 2005 and rapidly became epidemic within greenfinch, and to a lesser extent chaffinch, populations in 2006. By 2007, breeding populations of greenfinches and chaffinches in the geographic region of highest disease incidence had decreased by 35% and 21% respectively, representing mortality in excess of half a million birds. In contrast, declines were less pronounced or absent in these species in regions where the disease was found in intermediate or low incidence. Also, populations of dunnock Prunella modularis, which similarly feeds in gardens, but in which T. gallinae was rarely recorded, did not decline. This is the first trichomonosis epidemic reported in the scientific literature to negatively impact populations of free-ranging non-columbiform species, and such levels of mortality and decline due to an emerging infectious disease are unprecedented in British wild bird populations. This disease emergence event demonstrates the potential for a protozoan parasite to jump avian host taxonomic groups with dramatic effect over a short time period. |
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Robert A Robinson Becki Lawson Mike P Toms Kirsi M Peck James K Kirkwood Julian Chantrey Innes R Clatworthy Andy D Evans Laura A Hughes Oliver C Hutchinson Shinto K John Tom W Pennycott Matthew W Perkins Peter S Rowley Vic R Simpson Kevin M Tyler Andrew A Cunningham |
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Robert A Robinson Becki Lawson Mike P Toms Kirsi M Peck James K Kirkwood Julian Chantrey Innes R Clatworthy Andy D Evans Laura A Hughes Oliver C Hutchinson Shinto K John Tom W Pennycott Matthew W Perkins Peter S Rowley Vic R Simpson Kevin M Tyler Andrew A Cunningham |
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Emerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common British birds. |
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Emerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common British birds. |
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Emerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common British birds. |
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Emerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common British birds. |
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Emerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common British birds. |
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emerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common british birds. |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
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