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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. [PDF]

Integr Zool
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
Gaorekwe RM, Phetla V, Malatji DP, Chaisi M.   +3 more
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Blood Parasites and Wildlife: The Development of a Discipline. [PDF]

Integr Zool
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 ...
Merino S.
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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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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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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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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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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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Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity-Nesting Songbird. [PDF]

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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
europepmc   +2 more sources

Leucocytozoon in passerines [PDF]

, 2021
Leucocytozoon is the least studied genus of blood parasites of the order Haemosporida comparison with the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus. Its transmission is almost exclusively linked with a vector of the genus Simulium, which ensures the circulation
Geržová, Lenka
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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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