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The Role of Vulture (Accipitriformes) Cutaneous Microbiota in Infectious Disease Protection [PDF]

Microorganisms
Vultures (Accipitriformes), as obligate scavengers, are regularly exposed to a diverse array of pathogens present in decomposing carcasses. Nevertheless, they exhibit a remarkable ability to resist infections, suggesting a crucial role of skin microbiota
Miriam Lobello, Roberto Bava, Fabio Castagna, Francesca Daniela Sotgiu, Fiammetta Berlinguer, Bruno Tilocca   +5 more
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Parasites of Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes in Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2013
In this study, we investigated the presence of gastrointestinal helminths in 97 captive birds (Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes) necropsied between June and December 2011 in the state of Paraiba, Brazil. Forty-three birds were infected.
Cristiane Maria Fernandes de Melo, Jaqueline Bianque Oliveira, Thais Ferreira Feitosa, Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela, Ana Célia Rodrigues Athayde, Antônio Flávio Medeiros Dantas, Paulo Guilherme Carniel Wagner, Andrei Brum Febrônio   +7 more
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Prevalence and local transmission of haemosporidian (Haemosporida) parasites in nestlings of birds of prey (Aves, Accipitriformes) in the temperate forests in Lithuania [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Wild birds of prey (Accipitriformes) are infected with haemosporidian (Haemosporida) parasites worldwide, and it is known that these parasites can negatively affect their health.
Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Mélanie Duc, Margarita Kazak, Rimgaudas Treinys   +4 more
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Nuevo registro del águila cabeza blanca, Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) en la presa de Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala, México [PDF]

Huitzil, 2019
El águila cabeza blanca (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) se distribuye principalmente en el norte del continente americano, desde Alaska y Canadá hasta las costas de Sinaloa y Veracruz, sin embargo, en el centro de México existen pocos registros recientes. Por
Jesús Abraham Fernandez Fernandez, Juan Carlos Windfield Pérez   +1 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of a hen harrier Circus cyaneus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) from South Korea [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
A hen harrier Circus cyaneus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), a migrant raptor having a wide breeding range from Europe to Northeast Asia, migrates to more southerly areas (Southern Europe, China, Korea and Japan) in winter.
Eun Hwa Choi, Gankhuyag Enkhtsetseg, Su Youn Baek, Jihye Hwang, Bia Park, Kuem Hee Jang, Shi Hyun Ryu, Ui Wook Hwang   +7 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analyses of Cathartes melambrotus (Wetmore 1964) (Aves: Cathartidae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
Cathartes melambrotus is the largest member of the genus Cathartes, and soars over the forested areas of Amazonia in search of carrion. The complete mitochondrial genome of C. melambrotus was reported in this study.
Robert Driver, Renee Li
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Detection of Sarcocystis halieti in muscles of raptors from Lithuania [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
BackgroundThe genus Sarcocystis comprises a diverse group of apicomplexan parasites that infect reptiles, birds, and mammals. They are characterized by the formation of sarcocysts in the muscles of the intermediate host and the development of sporocysts ...
Petras Prakas, Tautvilė Šukytė, Evelina Juozaitytė-Ngugu, Dalius Butkauskas   +3 more
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The mitochondrial genome of Milvus migrans (Aves, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae), an endangered species from South Korea [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of black kite, Milvus migrans, one of the most common diurnal raptor, was characterized using next generation sequencing. The whole genome size was 18,016 bp and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2
Hey Sook Jeon, Hyeona Myeong, Seung-Gu Kang, Jung A Kim, Sang-Hwa Lee, Mu-Yeong Lee, Junghwa An   +6 more
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Host-feeding preferences of Culex pipiens and its potential significance for flavivirus transmission in the Camargue, France. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
We identified Culex pipiens bloodmeals at the species level in natural, agricultural and peri‐urban habitats and calculated host preferences based on forage ratios. This analysis showed Passeriformes, and in particular Columba livia, Passer montanus and Turdus sp., to be the preferred Cx. pipiens hosts.
Rodríguez-Valencia V, Olive MM, Le Goff G, Faisse M, Bourel M, L'Ambert G, Vollot B, Tolsá-García MJ, Paupy C, Roiz D.   +9 more
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A Geospatial Perspective Toward the Role of Wild Bird Migrations and Global Poultry Trade in the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1. [PDF]

Geohealth
Abstract This study presents the interplay between wild bird migrations and global poultry trade in the unprecedented spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, particularly the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b strain, across the world and diverse ecosystems from 2020 to 2023.
Jindal M, Stone H, Lim S, MacIntyre CR.
europepmc   +2 more sources