Talk:Eimeria meleagridis
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edit"scrappings to few" doesn't make sense. Presumably it should be "scrapings" - but it still needs clarification. Librarian16 (talk) 19:41, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
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editFrom the history, the title of this page has always been "Eimeria meleagridis" (a mildly pathogenic species), but the text has always started with "Eimeria meleagrimitis" followed by a description of a serious pathogen. Eimeria meleagrimitis has no page of its own, so it is possible the page may have been originally mistitled. In case that is what happened, here is the text that I removed (which cited no references):
Eimeria meleagrimitis is a species of Eimeria that causes congestion or petechia from the duodenum to the ileum with dilation of the jejunum and mucosal cast in the small intestines of turkeys. This moderate to severe pathogen is confirmed on necropsy followed by scrapings to view the oocysts under a microscope. Infection is more common in young turkeys (poults), causing birds to appear unthrifty, suffer dehydration, and lose weight, leading to morbidity or mortality.