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From: Tami at Wildlife Rehab Center [mailto:tvo...@wrcmn.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:25 AM To: wiebe...@comcast.net Subject: Pigeon and Parasites? Big News! Having problems viewing our graphical email? Click here <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/e/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/r/> to open it in your browser. <https://i5.createsend1.com/ti/r/14/91A/505/110059/images/spacer.gif> <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/d/> Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota eNews <https://i1.createsend1.com/ei/r/8A/518/F1F/csimport/pigeonhdr2.155459.jpg> <https://i5.createsend1.com/ti/r/14/91A/505/110059/images/spacer.gif> First Case Outside of Germany <https://i2.createsend1.com/ei/r/8A/518/F1F/csimport/sarcocellhdr.160240.jpg> Our day-to-day mission is to provide emergency care for orphaned and injured wildlife. Part of that care is attempting to diagnose what is wrong with an animal. After years of watching pigeons with consistent neurologic symptoms, Vet Leslie sent a pigeon that needed to be euthanized to the UMN's Diagnostic Lab for a necropsy. Arno Wuenschmann, a veterinary diagnostician at the DLab, found something interesting: a parasite called Sarcocystis Calchasi that lives in the bird's muscles. This the first time the parasite has been identified outside of Germany where it is increasing rapidly. Since then, several more pigeons have been diagnosed with this parasite (the muscle cysts created by the parasite are shown at left, photo by Wuenschmann). The big news was picked up by Scientific American and Leslie's guest blog on this amazing discovery can be found <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/h/> here. You can watch a video of a pigeon infected with Sarcocystis Calchasi on our <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/k/> YouTube channel. <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/u/> Remember: Our annual Open House is this Sunday, Noon-4pm! <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/fb/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/y/> Facebook Like Button <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/tw/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/j/> Tweet Button <https://i7.createsend1.com/ti/r/14/91A/505/110059/images/wrcmn_curve.jpg> <https://i5.createsend1.com/ti/r/14/91A/505/110059/images/spacer.gif> <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/o/> Donate Now! <https://i5.createsend1.com/ti/r/14/91A/505/110059/images/spacer.gif> <https://i5.createsend1.com/ti/r/14/91A/505/110059/images/spacer.gif> <https://i8.createsend1.com/ti/r/14/91A/505/110059/images/wrcmn_bottom_white.jpg> Forward this to a friend <http://wildliferehabilitationcenterofminnesota.forwardtomyfriend.com/r/bdkkhulr/5DFFE808/iljjuky/l/t/> Thank you for sharing our passion for wildlife. We appreciate all contributions <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/b/> toward our patients' care and encourage you to visit our Web site <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/q/> for more information. You've received this email because you've expressed an interest in receiving electronic mail from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota, 2530 Dale St., Roseville, MN 55113 <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/a/> . If you wish to unsubscribe, click here <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/u/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/i/> . Questions? Contact us via email <mailto:tvo...@wrcmn.org> or call 651-486-9410 x114. Copyright © 2009 Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota. All rights reserved. <http://createsend.showtheworld.com.au/t/r/l/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/f/> Newsletter Software by Show The World <https://createsend1.com/t/r/o/iljjuky/bdkkhulr/o.gif> ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
