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Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon in Raptors and Other Captive Birds at the National Zoological Garden in South Africa

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Captive birds at the National Zoological Garden in South Africa harbor diverse haemosporidian parasite species and lineages. This might compromise conservation efforts of threatened species. ABSTRACT Avian haemosporidian infections have been associated with disease outbreaks in zoos and rehabilitation centers globally. This study aimed to determine the
Realeboga Masego Gaorekwe, Veronica Phetla, Dikeledi Petunia Malatji, Mamohale Chaisi   +3 more
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Subtle stressors—Strong responses. Consistent negative effects of avian blood parasites on phenotypic and demographic traits across songbirds

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 94, Issue 10, Page 1908-1921, October 2025.
Avian blood parasites are widespread and often considered benign, yet mounting evidence suggests they subtly impair host traits. This meta‐analysis is timely and necessary to quantify their true impact across systems, challenging assumptions and highlighting overlooked consequences for fitness and population dynamics. Abstract Stressors that subtly yet
Marius Grabow, Sirkka Mang, Niels Blaum, Ralph Tiedemann, Viktoriia Radchuk, Stephanie Kramer‐Schadt   +5 more
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Novel phylogenetic clade of avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from Accipitridae raptors, with description of a new Haemoproteus species

Parasite
Avian haemosporidian parasites (order Haemosporida, phylum Apicomplexa) are blood and tissue parasites transmitted by blood-sucking dipteran insects. Three genera (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon) have been most often found in birds, with over
Harl Josef, Fauchois Anaïs, Puech Marie-Pierre, Gey Delphine, Ariey Frédéric, Izac Brigitte, Weissenböck Herbert, Chakarov Nayden, Iezhova Tatjana, Valkiūnas Gediminas, Duval Linda   +10 more
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Identification of a new vector species of avian haemoproteids, with a description of methodology for the determination of natural vectors of haemosporidian parasites

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Haemosporidian parasites are transmitted by dipteran blood-sucking insects but certain vectors remain unidentified for the great majority of described species.
Rasa Bernotienė, Rita Žiegytė, Gabrielė Vaitkutė, Gediminas Valkiūnas   +3 more
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Haemoproteus coatneyi and Haemoproteus erythrogravidus (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) in Passeriformes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
Haemoproteus spp. are protozoan parasites found in birds around the world. These parasites are identified through the morphology of gametocytes, phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial cytb gene, and the parasite’s geographic distribution.
Luísa de Oliveira, Glauber Thiago Martins Barino, Mariana Fonseca Rossi, Marta D’Agosto, Roberto Júnio Pedroso Dias, Huarrisson Azevedo Santos   +5 more
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Detection of Malaria Parasites and Other Haemosporidia in Migratory and Native Birds in Mazandaran and Golestan Provinces, Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2022
Background: A variety of haemoprotozoa including Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon cause infections in birds and are transmitted by some known vectors. These parasites cause anemia, low appetite, weakness and ultimate­ly death in birds.
Seyedeh Fatemeh Ehsani Amrei, Afsaneh Motevalli Haghi, Mehdi Nateghpour, Mehdi Mohebali, Mohammad Reza Youssefi, Omid Raiesi, Seif Ali Mahdavi, Leila Farivar   +7 more
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Haemosporidian parasites (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida) of breeding common starling Sturnus vulgaris in Latvia

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 5, September 2025.
Migratory behaviour in seasonal environments affects host–pathogen relationships, especially for vector‐transmitted blood parasites of the order Haemosporida. The common starling Sturnus vulgaris is a short‐distance migrant where the north‐eastern European breeding population spend the non‐breeding season in temperate mild western Europe.
Antonija Rimša, Raffaella Schmid, Aija Ilgaža, Martins Briedis, Oskars Keišs, Steffen Hahn   +5 more
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Biting midges (Culicoides, Diptera) transmit Haemoproteus parasites of owls: evidence from sporogony and molecular phylogeny

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Haemoproteus parasites are widespread, and several species cause diseases both in birds and blood-sucking insects. These pathogens are transmitted by dipterans belonging to the Ceratopogonidae and Hippoboscidae, however certain vector species ...
Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Rita Žiegytė, Vaidas Palinauskas, Tatjana A. Iezhova, Dimitar Dimitrov, Mikas Ilgūnas, Rasa Bernotienė, Mikhail Yu. Markovets, Gediminas Valkiūnas   +8 more
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New Host Records for Haemoproteus spp. (Apicomplexa: Haemosporidiasina) in Passeriformes from North-west of Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2017
Background: The intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus Haemoproteus occur in different avian hosts all over the world. Various genus of blood sucking insects’ families such as Hippoboscidae and Ceratopogonidae could transmit Haemoproteus in avian
Leila Nourani, Mansour Aliabadian, Navid Dinparast-Djadid, Omid Mirshamsi   +3 more
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Blood parasites (Trypanosoma, Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus) in the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus): diversity, incidence and persistence of infection at the individual level

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background A high prevalence of parasites may result from life-long persistence of infection or from high reinfection rates. We have studied blood parasites in a breeding population of the accipitrid raptor, Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), to ...
Milena Svobodová, Ivan Čepička, Lenka Zídková, Aysheshm Kassahun, Jan Votýpka, Lubomír Peške, Kristýna Hrazdilová, Jana Brzoňová, Petr Voříšek, Karel Weidinger   +9 more
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