Evidence of Spread of the Emerging Infectious Disease, Finch Trichomonosis, by Migrating birds (original) (raw)
Julian Chantrey2012, EcoHealth
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Finch trichomonosis emerged in Great Britain in 2005 and led to epidemic mortality and a significant population decline of greenfinches, Carduelis chloris and chaffinches, Fringilla coelebs, in the central and western counties of England and Wales in the autumn of 2006. In this article, we show continued epidemic spread of the disease with a pronounced shift in geographical distribution towards eastern England in 2007.