Vector incrimination and transmission of avian malaria at an aquarium in Japan: mismatch in parasite composition between mosquitoes and penguins

Abstract Background Captive populations of penguins outside of their natural distributions are often maintained in outdoor facilities, such as zoos and aquariums. Consequently, such penguins in captivity are constantly exposed to mosquito vectors and risk of avian malarial infection during their act...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Mizue Inumaru, Atsushi Yamada, Misa Shimizu, Ayana Ono, Makiko Horinouchi, Tatsuki Shimamoto, Yoshio Tsuda, Koichi Murata, Yukita Sato
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: BMC 2021-03-01
Serie:Malaria Journal
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Länkar:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03669-3