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Prevalence of Leucocytozoon infection in domestic birds in Ghana.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Leucocytozoon is a haemosporidian parasite known to cause leucocytozoonosis in domestic and wild birds in most parts of the world. It is an important pathogen, as some species can be pathogenic, especially in domestic birds.
Constance Agbemelo-Tsomafo, Samuel Adjei, Kwadwo A Kusi, Kirk W Deitsch, Daniel Amoah, Richard Obeng-Kyeremeh, Ayishetu M Sumabe, Yaw Aniweh   +7 more
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Prevalence and Diversity of Blood Parasites (Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon and Trypanosoma) in Backyard Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Raised in Southern Thailand

Animals, 2023
Avian malaria and leucocytozoonosis can cause fatal diseases, whereas avian trypanosomiasis is reported to be harmless in chickens. Backyard chickens can be infected by several pathogens, including blood parasites, that may shed to industrial poultry ...
Kanpapat Boonchuay, Thotsapol Thomrongsuwannakij, Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Pornchai Pornpanom   +3 more
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Negligible evidence for detrimental effects of Leucocytozoon infections among Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) are iconic waterfowl endemic to Alaska and adjacent areas of northeastern Russia that are considered to be near threatened by the International Union for Conservation.
Andrew M. Ramey, Raymond M. Buchheit, Brian D. Uher-Koch, John A. Reed, M. Andreína Pacheco, Ananias A. Escalante, Joel A. Schmutz   +6 more
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Disentangling Leucocytozoon parasite diversity in the neotropics: Descriptions of two new species and shortcomings of molecular diagnostics for leucocytozoids

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019
Avian communities from South America harbor an extraordinary diversity of Leucocytozoon species (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae). Here, of 890 birds sampled, 10 (1.2%) were infected with Leucocytozoon parasites. Among them, two new species were discovered
Ingrid A. Lotta, Gediminas Valkiūnas, M. Andreína Pacheco, Ananías A. Escalante, Sandra Rocío Hernández, Nubia E. Matta   +5 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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Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity-Nesting Songbird. [PDF]

Integr Zool
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.
García-Del Río M, Merino S, Chércoles-Nieto J, Baldan D, Fuertes-Recuero M, Cantarero A.   +5 more
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Haemoproteus spp. and Leucocytozoon californicus Coinfection in a Merlin (Falco colombarius)

Pathogens, 2020
The Leucocytozoon genus comprises numerous widely distributed parasites which have been less investigated than other avian hemoprotozoa. Their occurrence is common, with very variable prevalence values and pathogenicity degrees. Leucocytozoon species are
Simona Nardoni, Francesca Parisi, Guido Rocchigiani, Renato Ceccherelli, Francesca Mancianti, Alessandro Poli   +5 more
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Diversity, distribution, and methodological considerations of haemosporidian infections among Galliformes in Alaska

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Using samples spanning 10-degrees of latitude in Alaska, we provide the first comparative assessment of avian haemosporidia distribution of Arctic Alaska with subarctic host populations for four species of grouse and three species of ptarmigan ...
Faith De Amaral, Robert E. Wilson, Sarah A. Sonsthagen, Ravinder Sehgal   +3 more
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The prevalence of Leucocytozoon spp. in nestlings of three wild raptor species including implications on haematological and blood chemistry values

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
Leucocytozoonosis is a vector-borne infection of birds, caused by members of the haemosporidian genus Leucocytozoon. The clinical presentation may range from asymptomatic to severe disease. Consequences of Leucocytozoon infection on blood profiles remain
Anja Wiegmann, Andrea Springer, Tony Rinaud, Meinolf Ottensmann, Marko Legler, Oliver Krüger, Michael Fehr, Nayden Chakarov, Christina Strube   +8 more
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Blood parasites in Passeriformes in central Germany: prevalence and lineage diversity of Haemosporida (Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon) in six common songbirds [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Avian Haemosporida are vector-borne parasites that commonly infect Passeriformes. Molecular analyses revealed a high number of different lineages and lineage specific traits like prevalence and host-specificity, but knowledge of parasite ...
Yvonne R. Schumm, Christine Wecker, Carina Marek, Mareike Wassmuth, Anna Bentele, Hermann Willems, Gerald Reiner, Petra Quillfeldt   +7 more
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