High Prevalence and Broad Distribution of Trichomonas gypaetinii in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the USA

Cunningham, Abigail J.; Garrett, Kayla B.; Nemeth, Nicole M.; Barron, Heather; Stasiak, Iga; Groves, Bethany; Gibbs, Samantha E. J.; Ruder, Mark G.; Kunkel, Melanie R.; Weyna, Alisia A. W.; Teo, Xuan H.; Goodwin, Chloe; Radisic, Rebecca; O’Reilly, Aidan; Swanepoel, Liandrie; Cleveland, Christopher A.; Slankard, Kate G.; Yabsley, Michael J.

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-24-00008

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High Prevalence and Broad Distribution of Trichomonas gypaetinii in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the USA

Abigail J. Cunningham;

Abigail J. Cunningham

¹Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 180 E. Green St., University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Kayla B. Garrett;

Kayla B. Garrett

¹Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 180 E. Green St., University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Nicole M. Nemeth;

Nicole M. Nemeth

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Heather Barron;

Heather Barron

⁴Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW), 3883 Sanibel Captiva Rd., Sanibel Island, Florida 33957, USA

⁵Loggerhead Marinelife Center, 14200 US-1, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, USA

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Iga Stasiak;

Iga Stasiak

⁶Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, 112 Research Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 3K3, Canada

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Bethany Groves;

Bethany Groves

⁷Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), 15305 44^th Ave. W, Lynnwood, Washington 98087, USA

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Samantha E. J. Gibbs;

Samantha E. J. Gibbs

⁸US Fish and Wildlife Service, 16450 NW 31 Place, Chiefland, Florida 32626, USA

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Mark G. Ruder;

Mark G. Ruder

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Melanie R. Kunkel;

Melanie R. Kunkel

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Alisia A. W. Weyna;

Alisia A. W. Weyna

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

³Department of Pathology, 501 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Xuan H. Teo;

Xuan H. Teo

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

³Department of Pathology, 501 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Chloe Goodwin;

Chloe Goodwin

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

³Department of Pathology, 501 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Rebecca Radisic;

Rebecca Radisic

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

¹⁰One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Dr., University of California–Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA

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Aidan O’Reilly;

Aidan O’Reilly

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Liandrie Swanepoel;

Liandrie Swanepoel

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Christopher A. Cleveland;

Christopher A. Cleveland

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

⁹Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, 203 D. W. Brooks Dr., Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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Kate G. Slankard;

Kate G. Slankard

¹¹Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 1 Sportsman’s Lane, Frankford, Kentucky 40601, USA

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Michael J. Yabsley

Michael J. Yabsley ¹²

¹Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 180 E. Green St., University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

²Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. W. Brooks Dr., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

⁹Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, 203 D. W. Brooks Dr., Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

¹²Corresponding author (email: [email protected])

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J Wildl Dis (2024) 60 (4): 1029–1032.

https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-24-00008

ABSTRACT

Trichomonas gypaetinii was detected in 117 (88%) of 133 Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and in 0/7 Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the USA, with no sex or age prevalence difference. All eagles lacked associated lesions. This study indicated that T. gypaetinii is common and widespread in Bald Eagles, but rarely associated with disease.

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