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Generalists or Specialists? Testing Genetic Specificity of Leucocytozoon Lineages and Black Fly Vectors in Thailand [PDF]

Biology
The diversity, genetic differentiation, and cophylogeny of avian protozoa of the genus Leucocytozoon and their black fly vectors (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Thailand were investigated.
Waraporn Jumpato, Wannachai Wannasingha, Kingkan Sakundet, Chavanut Jaroenchaiwattanachote, Tongjit Thanchomnang, Wanchai Maleewong, Peter H. Adler, Pairot Pramual   +7 more
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Prevalence, morphological and molecular characterization of Leucocytozoon macleani (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida) from chickens in Thailand [PDF]

Parasite
Leucocytozoon species are common in countries with warm climates but are an often neglected blood parasite in poultry. Although Leucocytozoon macleani is less virulent than Leucocytozoon caulleryi, it can still negatively impact production performance ...
Srikacha Nikom, Fernandes Chagas Carolina Romeiro, Paudel Surya, Pornpanom Pornchai   +3 more
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Molecular analyses on host-seeking black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) reveal a diverse assemblage of Leucocytozoon (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida) parasites in an alpine ecosystem [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Molecular studies have suggested that the true diversity of Leucocytozoon (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida) species well exceeds the approximately 35 currently described taxa.
Courtney C. Murdock, Peter H. Adler, Jared Frank, Susan L. Perkins   +3 more
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Survey of Haemosporidian Parasites in Wild Stone-Curlews (Burhinus oedicnemus) in the Canary Islands: First Molecular and Histopathological Evidence of Leucocytozoon sp. Infection [PDF]

Animals
Avian haemosporidians are globally distributed protozoan parasites transmitted by hematophagous vectors, yet information on their occurrence in the Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), particularly from the Canary Islands, is scarce. Between 2020 and 2024,
Ana Colom-Rivero, Antonio Fernández, Lucía Marrero-Ponce, Raiden Grandía-Guzmán, Lucía Caballero-Hernández, Candela Rivero-Herrera, Cristian M. Suárez-Santana, Eva Sierra   +7 more
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Leucocytozoon infections in tits (Aves, Paridae): blood and tissue stages investigated using an integrative approach [PDF]

Parasite
Leucocytozoon species are cosmopolitan and prevalent avian parasites, with some infections being lethal, mainly due to the exo-erythrocytic development of the parasite in bird tissues.
Gutiérrez-Liberato Germán Alfredo, Duc Mélanie, Eigirdas Vytautas, Chagas Carolina Romeiro Fernandes   +3 more
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New mitochondrial genomes of parasites belonging to the Leucocytozoon toddi and Haemoproteus nisi groups (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Avian haemosporidians are single-celled eukaryotic parasites of vertebrates that require dipteran vectors for transmission. The genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon currently comprise over 5000 parasite lineages based on a 478-bp ...
Josef Harl, Tanja Himmel, M. Andreína Pacheco, Herbert Weissenböck   +3 more
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Molecular detection of parasites and host preference in wild-caught Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Chiang Mai and Nakhon Si Thammarat Provinces, Thailand [PDF]

Parasite
Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) have been reported as potential vectors for haemoparasites. Information about host-vector-parasite specificity is required to confirm their status.
Kyi Soe Baby, Kaewmee Saowalak, Mano Chonlada, Pattanawong Urassaya, Tipparawong Nopporn, Siriyasatien Padet, Gatherer Derek, Urbaniak Michael D., Bates Paul A., Jariyapan Narissara   +9 more
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Diversity and prevalence of Leucocytozoon in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Thailand [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Leucocytozoonosis, a parasitic disease of birds, is caused by haemosporidian protozoan parasites of the genus Leucocytozoon, which infect diverse avian species, including poultry.
Waraporn Jumpato, Wannachai Wannasingha, Chavanut Jaroenchaiwattanachote, Ronnalit Mintara, Komgrit Wongpakam, Peter H. Adler, Pairot Pramual   +6 more
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Molecular evidence of haemosporidian infections in tawny owls (Strix aluco) from central Norway [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Haemosporidians, including Leucocytozoon spp., Plasmodium spp., and Haemoproteus spp., are vector-borne parasites that cause avian malaria and malaria-like diseases in birds.
Andrea S. Ingebretsen, Siren C. Svanes, Ingvild B. Kroglund, Oddmund Kleven, Rita Santos, Jan Eivind Østnes, Helena Costa   +6 more
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Molecular Prevalence of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites in Southeast Asia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Animals
In this study, for the first time, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to understand the prevalence and genetic diversity of haemosporidian parasites—namely, Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon—in avian species in Southeast Asia ...
Kannawee Swangneat, Nikom Srikacha, Nittakone Soulinthone, Surya Paudel, Wilasinee Srisanyong, Christopher James Stott, Tanakamol Mahawan, Pornchai Pornpanom   +7 more
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