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First report of Blastocystis sp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in raptors [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionBlastocystis sp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are common zoonotic pathogens threatening human and animal health. These parasites are widely distributed in birds, and substantial research on their prevalence has been conducted.
Zhen-Qiu Gao, Si-Yuan Qin, Lin-Hong Xie, Guang-Rong Bao, Xingzhou Wang, Ya Qin, Xuetao Han, Xiaoming Yu, Cong-Cong Lei, Xiao-Tian Zhang, Ming-Yuan Yu, He-Ting Sun, Shuo Liu   +12 more
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Urban areas promotes shifts in the proportion of prey consumed by four raptor species (Accipitridae) in Mexico [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Urbanization is a process of environmental change which reduces and fragments the original habitat and creates new pressures, conditions, and resources for the species.
Ubaldo Márquez-Luna, Oscar Rivera-Hernández   +1 more
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Detection of Sarcocystis halieti in muscles of raptors from Lithuania [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
BackgroundThe genus Sarcocystis comprises a diverse group of apicomplexan parasites that infect reptiles, birds, and mammals. They are characterized by the formation of sarcocysts in the muscles of the intermediate host and the development of sporocysts ...
Petras Prakas, Tautvilė Šukytė, Evelina Juozaitytė-Ngugu, Dalius Butkauskas   +3 more
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Exposure and survival of wild raptors during the 2022–2023 highly pathogenic influenza a virus outbreak [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The global outbreak of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 highly pathogenic influenza A virus (HP H5N1) has had an unprecedented impact on wild birds including raptors, but long-term population impacts have not been addressed. To determine if raptors survive infections
Kelsey M. Rayment, Dana Franzen-Klein, Elizabeth Kurimo-Beechuk, Rebecca L. Poulson, Justin Brown, Kristelle Mendoza, Matthew Etterson, Frank Nicoletti, Carol Cardona, David E. Stallknecht, Victoria Hall   +10 more
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Molecular Confirmation of Raptors from Spain as Definitive Hosts of Numerous Sarcocystis Species [PDF]

Animals
Most raptors are flagship and umbrella species acting as ecosystem engineers. Research on avian parasites in raptors is therefore of interest. There is a lack of studies on Sarcocystis in naturally infected raptors.
Evelina Juozaitytė-Ngugu, Saulius Švažas, Antonio Bea, Donatas Šneideris, Diego Villanúa, Dalius Butkauskas, Petras Prakas   +6 more
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Causes of Raptor Admission to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Abruzzo (Central Italy) from 2005–2016

Animals, 2022
The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe the causes of morbidity and mortality in free-ranging raptors admitted to a wildlife rehabilitation center (WRC) in Abruzzo Italy from 2005 to 2016 and the associated risk factors.
Ciro Cococcetta, Thomas Coutant, Tommaso Collarile, Alessandro Vetere, Francesco Di Ianni, Minh Huynh   +5 more
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How Does Circadian Rhythm Shape Host-Parasite Associations? A Comparative Study on Infection Patterns in Diurnal and Nocturnal Raptors

Diversity, 2021
Infection patterns of parasites, including their prevalence, diversity and host specificity, can be impacted by many biological and environmental factors, but no study has focused on the circadian rhythms of vertebrate hosts, which may affect ...
Kai Gao, Bing Zhou, Li-Xing Yang, Lu Dong, Xi Huang, Wen-Hong Deng   +5 more
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Human impacts on the world’s raptors

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Raptors are emblematic of the global biodiversity crisis because one out of five species are threatened with extinction and over half have declining populations due to human threats. Yet our understanding of where these “threats” impact raptor species is
Christopher J. O’Bryan, Christopher J. O’Bryan, James R. Allan, Andres Felipe Suarez-Castro, Andres Felipe Suarez-Castro, Dobrochna M. Delsen, Ralph Buij, Ralph Buij, Christopher J. W. McClure, Jose A. Rehbein, Munir Z. Virani, Jennifer D. McCabe, Peter Tyrrell, Peter Tyrrell, Pablo J. Negret, Pablo J. Negret, Chris Greig, Chris Greig, Peadar Brehony, W. Daniel Kissling   +19 more
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Diurnal raptors at rescue centres in the Czech Republic: Reasons for admission, outcomes, and length of stay.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Rescue centres play an important role in the protection of raptors living in the wild by caring for injured or debilitated animals and abandoned young with the aim of returning them to the wild.
Gabriela Kadlecova, Eva Voslarova, Vladimir Vecerek   +2 more
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Prevalence and genetic diversity of Haemoproteus and Plasmodium in raptors from Thailand: Data from rehabilitation center

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
The diurnal raptors (Family: Accipitridae and Falconidae) are important as ecosystem bioindicators. Unfortunately, the global number of these birds has fallen, and they are close to extinction.
Pornchai Pornpanom, Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua, Preeda Lertwatcharasarakul, Chaleow Salakij   +3 more
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