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High rates of infection by blood parasites during the nestling phase in UK Columbids with notes on ecological associations [PDF]

, 2017
Studies of blood parasite infection in nestling birds rarely find a high prevalence of infection. This is likely due to a combination of short nestling periods (limiting the age at which nestlings can be sampled) and long parasite prepatent periods ...
ALEXANDRA MCCUBBIN, ANTONY J. MORRIS, EMMA L. BRADFORD, JENNIFER E. STOCKDALE, JENNY C. DUNN, KEITH C. HAMER, PHILIP V. GRICE, Robinson, SIMON J. GOODMAN, Valkiūnas   +9 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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Host–parasite oxidative arms race: who will win?

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Avian haemosporidian parasites are globally widespread with a broad repertoire of hosts. When infected, the host can either reduce (resistance) and/or limit the severity of parasitaemia (tolerance). Oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in the host's resistance and tolerance, as well as its detrimental endpoints.
Caroline Isaksson, Vaidas Palinauskas, Amparo Herrera Duenas, Olof Hellgren   +3 more
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Blood parasites in noddies and boobies from Brazilian offshore islands : differences between species and influence of nesting habitat [PDF]

, 2013
Seabirds are often free from blood parasites, and a recent review suggested that phylogenetic, ecological and life-history parameters can determine the prevalence of blood parasites in seabirds. However, there is a lack of data available frommany seabird
Bugoni, Leandro, Mancini, Patricia L., Martinez, Javier, Merino, Santiago, Quillfeldt, Petra   +4 more
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Energetic and oxidative costs of microfilarial infection: evidence for fitness trade‐offs in male village weavers of the Amurum Forest Reserve

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Microfilariae contribute to a higher energetic demand that could lead to oxidative damage and reduce hosts' fitness. Yet reports about the energy status and oxidative stress‐defense mechanisms of infected wild birds are rarely documented. We investigated the relationship between microfilariae and the energy status and oxidative damage‐defense ...
Felix A. Andong, Olufemi Olasoji, Ezekiel S. Mayowa, Praise O. Nwanozie, Emmanuel E. Osayi, Vincent C. Ejere, Abdifatah Ahmed A. Afyare   +6 more
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WIMANET: The Power of a Network in Wildlife Malaria Research

Integrative Zoology, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 11-16, January 2026.
The Wildlife Malaria Network (WIMANET) is an EU‐COST funded global network of researchers and stakeholders interested in wildlife malaria and related haemosporidian parasites. In this paper, we review WIMANET's activities to date. We hope this encourages new members to join the network and motivates both new and existing members to participate in its ...
Alfonso Marzal, Kasun Bodawatta, Carolina R. F. Chagas, Nayden Chakarov, Mélanie Duc, Tamara Emmenegger, Martina Ferraguti, Luz García‐Longoria, Rafael Gutiérrez‐López, Ricardo J. Lopes, Josué Martínez‐De La Puente, Swen Renner, Diego Santiago‐Alarcón, Ravinder N. M. Sehgal, Daliborka Stanković, Jenny C. Dunn   +15 more
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Prevalencia de patógenos zoonósicos (virus de Influenza Aviar, flavivirus del Complejo Antigénico de la Encefalitis Japonesa y Salmonella spp.) y resultados preliminares de parasitofauna hemática en paloma doméstica (Columba livia doméstica) y animales de la colección del Parque zoológico Municipal de Córdoba [PDF]

, 2016
Premio extraordinario de Trabajo Fin de Máster curso 2013-2014. Medicina,Sanidad y Mejora Animal.Durante el periodo 2013-2014 se realizó un estudio transversal para determinar la prevalencia de patógenos zoonósicos y hemoparásitos en 154 palomas ...
Cano Terriza, David
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Low prevalence of blood parasites in a long-distance migratory raptor: the importance of host habitat [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The low prevalence of blood parasites in some bird species may be related to the habitats they frequent, the inexistence of the right host-parasite assemblage or the immunological capacity of the host.
Figuerola, Jordi, Fric, Jakob, Gangoso, Laura, Gutiérrez-López, Rafael, López-López, Pascual, Mailleux, Mélanie, Martínez-de la Puente, Josué, Muñoz, Joaquín, Samraoui, Boudjema, Touati, Laïd   +9 more
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Co- and mixed-infections of avian haemosporidian parasites in great tits and blue tits of the French Pyrenees [PDF]

, 2018
Avian haemosporidia have played a significant role in advancing our understanding of vectored disease epidemiology, and continue to do so. These diverse blood parasites (inclusive of those responsible for avian malaria) are globally distributed, adopt ...
Lynton-Jenkins, Joshua
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Mitochondrial genes support a common origin of rodent malaria parasites and Plasmodium falciparum's relatives infecting great apes [PDF]

, 2011
International audienceBackground Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most acute form of human malaria. Most recent studies demonstrate that it belongs to a monophyletic lineage specialized in the infection of great ape hosts.
Blanquart, Samuel, Gascuel, Olivier
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