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The occurrence of this disease in some wild bird species is sparsely documented due to the scarce availability of samples. Hence the pathogenicity in some hosts is not completely known. In addition, feral birds may act as reservoirs bridging the transmission cycle from wild migratory birds to domestic and zoo-kept bird species.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      An owner of pigeons adopted a feral pigeon (\n                      <jats:italic>Columba livia forma domestica<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) and housed it together with his other pet-pigeons. The bird died unexpectedly a few weeks after a surgical procedure and necropsy revealed a severely anaemic carcass, with pale organs and hydropericardium. Histopathologic analysis revealed inflammatory infiltrates in the lung and liver, and monocytes and Kupffer cells contained haemozoin pigment indicative of phagocytosis of\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium-<\/jats:italic>\n                      infected erythrocytes. A high erythrocytic infection rate of 18% was evident in tissues and blood vessels in various organs. Furthermore, the thyroid had masses classified as thyroid carcinomas. Immunohistochemistry with anti-\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium falciparum<\/jats:italic>\n                      HSP70 antibody revealed positive signals in erythrocytes and intravascular leucocytes. Further microscopy analysis using a Hemacolor-stained impression smear revealed a high parasitaemia with an asynchronous infection showing all erythrocytic stages. Molecular diagnosis by PCR identified\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium relictum<\/jats:italic>\n                      , lineage GRW11 as the aetiological agent. The bird presented died most likely due to an acute infection as evidenced by the high blood parasitaemia, leading to major erythrocyte destruction. Further analyses of feral pigeons (n\u2009=\u200922) did not reveal any additional cases of\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      infections.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study reports the first mortality associated with\n                      <jats:italic>P. relictum<\/jats:italic>\n                      lineage GRW11. The study supports previous studies, suggesting that\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      infections are not frequent in pigeons. Host conditions like immunosuppression due to the tumour may have influenced the infection outcome in this fatal case. 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