Contrasting the Seasonal and Elevational Prevalence of Generalist Avian Haemosporidia in Co-Occurring Host Species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Understanding the ecology and evolution of parasites is contingent on identifying the selection pressures they face across their infection landscape. Such a task is made challenging by the fact that these pressures will likely vary across time and space,
Aisha C Bruendl +2 more
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First Records of Prevalence and Diversity of Avian Haemosporidia in Snipe Species (Genus Gallinago) of Japan [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Migratory birds are important carriers of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and protozoa. Avian haemosporidia have been detected from many wild birds of Japan, but the infection status of migratory birds and transmission area are still largely unknown.
Alfonso Marzal, Yukita Sato
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Prevalence of Avian Haemosporidia Among Injured Wild Birds in Tokyo and Environs, Japan [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017 Avian haemosporidia have been reported in various birds of Japan, which is part of the East Asian-Australian flyway and is an important stopover site for migratory birds potentially carrying new pathogens from other areas.
Yukita Sato, Kōichi Murata
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Occurrence and Diversity of Avian Haemosporidia in Afrotropical Landbirds [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019 Avian haemosporidian infections are widespread and can result in the decline of wild bird populations or in some cases contribute to extinction of species.
Desiré Lee Dalton +2 more
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Host Specificity and Co-Speciation in Avian Haemosporidia in the Western Cape, South Africa [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Host and pathogen ecology are often closely linked, with evolutionary processes often leading to the development of host specificity traits in some pathogens.
Sharon Okanga +2 more
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Parasite detection and quantification in avian blood is dependent on storage medium and duration [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Studies of parasites in wild animal populations often rely on molecular methods to both detect and quantify infections. However, method accuracy is likely to be influenced by the sampling approach taken prior to nucleic acid extraction.
Joshua G. Lynton‐Jenkins +3 more
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Prevalence and Transmission Cycle of Avian Pathogens in the Isolated Oceanic Islands of Japan [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAvian haemosporidian parasites and avian pox virus (APV) are well‐known pathogens for their impact on avian populations, especially in oceanic islands where introduced pathogens show strong virulence for endemic and naïve birds.
Mizue Inumaru +9 more
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Avian disease surveillance on the island of San Cristóbal, Galápagos
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Endemic island species face unprecedented threats, with many populations in decline or at risk of extinction. One important threat is the introduction of novel and potentially devastating diseases, made more pressing due to accelerating global ...
Joshua G. Lynton‐Jenkins +3 more
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Complex interactions between bacteria and haemosporidia in coinfected hosts: An experiment
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Hosts are typically coinfected by multiple parasite species whose interactions might be synergetic or antagonistic, producing unpredictable physiological and pathological impacts on the host. This study shows the interaction between Plasmodium spp.
María Teresa Reinoso‐Pérez +4 more
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Multiple Host-Switching of Haemosporidia Parasites in Bats
Malaria Journal, 2007 Background There have been reported cases of host-switching in avian and lizard species of Plasmodium (Apicomplexa, Haemosporidia), as well as in those infecting different primate species.
Gábor Csorba +2 more
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