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Occurrence, Prevalence, and Distribution of Haemoparasites of Poultry in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

Pathogens, 2023
This review collated existing data on the occurrence, distribution, and prevalence of haemoparasites of poultry in sub-Saharan Africa. A literature search was conducted on three electronic search databases using search terms and Boolean operators (AND ...
Danisile Tembe, Mokgadi P. Malatji, Samson Mukaratirwa   +2 more
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Molecular characterization and morphological description of cryptic haemoproteids in the laughingthrushes (Leiothrichidae) in the western and eastern Himalaya, India [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2018
Background: Laughingthrushes (family: Leiothrichidae) consists of diverse and widespread species found in the Indian subcontinent but there is a lack of information on their avian haemosporidians.  Methods: We sampled 231 laughingthrushes of 8 species in
Farah Ishtiaq, Megha Rao, Vaidas Palinauskas   +2 more
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Habitat fragmentation and ecological traits influence the prevalence of avian blood parasites in a tropical rainforest landscape. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
In the tropical rainforests of northern Australia, we investigated the effects of habitat fragmentation and ecological parameters on the prevalence of blood-borne parasites (Plasmodium and Haemoproteus) in bird communities.
Susan G W Laurance, Dean Jones, David Westcott, Adam McKeown, Graham Harrington, David W Hilbert   +5 more
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First Report of Haemoproteus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) Megalomeronts in the Brain of an Avian Host, with Description of Megalomerogony of Haemoproteus Pastoris, the Blood Parasite of the Common Starling

Animals, 2021
Species of Haemoproteus (Haemoproteidae, Haemosporida) are common bird pathogens. Recent molecular studies combined with histopathology research have reported development of megalomeronts of these parasites in various organs, sometimes resulting in the ...
Mélanie Duc, Mikas Ilgūnas, Monika Kubiliūnaitė, Gediminas Valkiūnas   +3 more
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Blood Parasites and Wildlife: The Development of a Discipline

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Changes 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 ...
Santiago Merino
wiley   +1 more source

Leucocytozoon cariamae n. sp. and Haemoproteus pulcher coinfection in Cariama cristata (Aves: Cariamiformes): first mitochondrial genome analysis and morphological description of a leucocytozoid in Brazil

Parasitology, 2023
The distribution of avian haemosporidians of the genus Leucocytozoon in the Neotropics remains poorly understood. Recent studies confirmed their presence in the region using molecular techniques alone, but evidence for gametocytes and data on putative ...
Lis Marques de C. Vieira, Pedro Henrique O. Pereira, Daniel Ambrózio da Rocha Vilela, Irène Landau, M. Andreína Pacheco, Ananias A. Escalante, Francisco C. Ferreira, Érika Martins Braga, L. C. Ranford-Cartwright   +8 more
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Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity‐Nesting Songbird

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Chronic 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.
Marina García‐del Río, Santiago Merino, Julia Chércoles‐Nieto, Davide Baldan, Manuel Fuertes‐Recuero, Alejandro Cantarero   +5 more
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A New Species of Plasmodium of the Subgenus Novyella Infecting White‐Shouldered Fire‐Eyes (Pyriglena leucoptera) (Aves: Thamnophilidae) in Brazil

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
South America has a remarkable genetic diversity of avian haemosporidians, yet only a few species have been described combining molecular and morphological data. This study introduces Plasmodium (Novyella) pyriglenae sp. nov., a new species infecting the white‐shouldered fire‐eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) in Brazil.
Luiz Gustavo Magalhães Alves, Pedro Henrique Oliveira Pereira, Vitória Loiola Batista, Leonardo Esteves Lopes, Érika Martins Braga   +4 more
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Bird Community Composition, Migration, and Environmental Factors Jointly Influence the Global Distribution of Avian Haemosporidian Lineages

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Avian haemosporidians are widely distributed; however, the role of migratory and non‐migratory birds, as well as environmental conditions, is incompletely understood. A histogram of the number of parasite lineages per ecoregion shows the variation in avian haemosporidian richness across space.
Carlos Molinero, Christian H. Brown, Timothy L. Odom, Daniel C. Suh, Andrew W. Park   +4 more
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Haemoparasites in endemic and non-endemic passerine birds from central Mexico highlands

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
Haemosporidian parasites of birds are found worldwide and include the genera Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon. Infection with haemosporidian parasites can affect host physical condition and reproductive success.
Daphne Villalva-Pasillas, J.P. Medina, Edgardo Soriano-Vargas, David Alejo Martínez-Hernández, Michele García-Conejo, Karla Patricia Galindo-Sánchez, Jessica Mariana Sánchez-Jasso, Martín Talavera-Rojas, Celene Salgado-Miranda   +8 more
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