Investigation of Babesia sp. in pygoscelid penguins at the South Shetland Islands

Investigation of Babesia sp. in pygoscelid penguins at the South Shetland Islands

Babesia spp. are tick-borne parasites, and 16 avian-infecting species have been described to date, including one species (Babesia peircei) that infects penguins. Considering the results of a recent study reporting Babesia sp. in penguins on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, we re-examined th...

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Main Authors: Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Francisco C. Ferreira Junior, Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Sabrina Epiphanio, Érika M. Braga, Pierre A. Pistorius, José Luiz Catão-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018-01-01
Series:Polar Research
Subjects:
Antarctica
blood
seabird
Spheniscidae
tick-borne pathogen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1500267

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1500267

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