Prevalence of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites: A Comparative Study between Resident and Migratory Birds of Iraq [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2023 Haemosporidians are a diverse group of vector-borne parasitic protozoa that have a global distribution and some of them live in the avian body as a benign parasite, with no symptoms.
Israa Hussein +3 more
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Studies on infectious etiologies associated with neurological disorders in pigeons in Kerala [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2022 Pigeons are reared as a symbol of peace, love, gentleness and spirit messengers and now-a-days also for meat, as ornamental pet bird or as an experimental animal. There are about 400 varieties of fancy pigeons and little is known about the diseases and
Rani Maria Thomas, P.M Deepa, Prejit
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Do mosquitoes transmit the avian malaria-like parasite Haemoproteus? An experimental test of vector competence using mosquito saliva [PDF]
, 2016 Rafael Gutiérrez‐López +5 more
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Blood Parasites and Wildlife: The Development of a Discipline. [PDF]
Integr ZoolChanges in our knowledge on blood parasite infections of wild animals in the last 30 years is reviewed with emphasis on taxonomy and phylogeny, impact of infections on fitness, and distribution of blood parasites. ABSTRACT In the last 30 years, the area of the study of parasitism caused by blood parasite infections on wildlife has suffered an ...
Merino S.
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Prevalence patterns of avian Plasmodium and Haemoproteus parasites and the influence of host relative abundance in southern China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Infectious diseases threaten the health and survival of wildlife populations. Consequently, relationships between host diversity, host abundance, and parasite infection are important aspects of disease ecology and conservation research.
Yanhua Zhang +4 more
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Diversity, 2022 Haemoproteus (Parahaemoproteus) parasites are transmitted by Culicoides biting midges. However, the natural vectors of only six of the almost 180 recognized Haemoproteus species have been identified.
Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas +4 more
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Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity-Nesting Songbird. [PDF]
Integr ZoolChronic blood parasite infections in wild birds can affect their incubation behavior. In pied flycatchers, females with reduced parasite infections incubated for longer than control females. Despite behavioral changes, no immediate effects on fitness were observed.
García-Del Río M +5 more
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Avian malaria is absent in juvenile colonial herons (Ardeidae) but not Culex pipiens mosquitoes in the Camargue, Southern France [PDF]
, 2015 Apicomplexan blood parasites Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (together termed “Avian malaria”) and Leucocytozoon are widespread, diverse vector-transmitted blood parasites of birds, and conditions associated with colonial nesting in herons (Ardeidae) and ...
Gauthier-Clerc, Michel +1 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Haemosporidian parasites are responsible for anemia, acute tissue degeneration, and depopulation in wild birds. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of haemosporidians and also morphologic and molecular evaluation of tissue stages of ...
Hamidreza Shokrani +2 more
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Prevalence of Haemosporidian parasites of Chukar Partridge Birds in Sulaimani Province/Kurdistan Region of Iraq [PDF]
مجلة الانبار للعلوم البيطرية, 2019 This study was carried out in Sulaimani Province, Kurdistan region, Iraq during the period from April 2016 to the end of September 2016. A total of 100 chukar partridge of different ages were randomly captured alive and their blood smear were examined ...
Kwestan Najm Ali, +2 more
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