ETUDE PARASITOLOGIQUE DES FIENTES DU PIGEON RAMIER Columba palumbus Linnaueus 1758 DE LA REGION DE LARBAA ET OULED YAÏCH (MITIDJA, ALGERIE)

Abstract

The present study focuses on endoparasites that infect the wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), captured in two stations in the region of Mitidja: Larbaâ and Ouled Yaïch, during winter and spring. The parasitological analysis, carried out using different techniques, allowed to identify 12 species of endoparasites. Eimeria sp was the most common (42%), followed by Ascaridia sp (33.33%), Endolimax sp and Tetrameres sp (29.17% each) and Strongyloides sp (20.83%). The other species were less represented. In addition, two unusual parasites were detected: Pseudolimax sp and Ancylostoma sp. This study highlights the potential risk to human health and the environment posed by the dejection of the ramie pigeon, in particular because of its frequent proximity to populated areas.