An infectious disease of turkeys and some wildfowl that is caused by a protozoan(Histomonas meleagridis)and results in lesions of the intestine and liver.

• 黑头病火鸡和一些野禽的一种传染病，由一种原生动物（黑头病组织原虫）引起，并会导致肠及肝的损害