Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar
Abstract Background Relatively little is known about the prevalence of blood parasites in shorebirds, especially those breeding in the tropics. The prevalence of blood parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon was assessed in blood samples from Kentish plovers and cream-colo...
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| author | Josué Martínez-de la Puente Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips M. Cristina Carmona-Isunza Sama Zefania María José Navarro Oliver Kruger Joseph Ivan Hoffman Tamás Székely Jordi Figuerola |
| author_facet | Josué Martínez-de la Puente Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips M. Cristina Carmona-Isunza Sama Zefania María José Navarro Oliver Kruger Joseph Ivan Hoffman Tamás Székely Jordi Figuerola |
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| description | Abstract Background Relatively little is known about the prevalence of blood parasites in shorebirds, especially those breeding in the tropics. The prevalence of blood parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon was assessed in blood samples from Kentish plovers and cream-coloured coursers in Cape Verde, and samples of Kittlitz’s plovers, Madagascar plovers and white-fronted plovers in Madagascar. Results Only two of these samples were positive for Plasmodium: a Kittlitz’s plover was infected by a generalist lineage of Plasmodium that has already been reported in Europe and Africa, while in a white-fronted plover direct sequencing revealed a previously un-described Plasmodium lineage. Conclusion Potential explanations for the low prevalence of blood parasites include the scarcity of vectors in habitats used by these bird species and their resistance to parasitic infections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72e16ff101ca4d5190a6875810133ec42022-12-21T18:52:23ZengBMCMalaria Journal1475-28752017-06-011611510.1186/s12936-017-1892-yExtremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and MadagascarJosué Martínez-de la Puente0Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips1M. Cristina Carmona-Isunza2Sama Zefania3María José Navarro4Oliver Kruger5Joseph Ivan Hoffman6Tamás Székely7Jordi Figuerola8Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)Department of Animal Behaviour, Bielefeld UniversityDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of BathInstitut Supérieur de Technologie de MenabeEstación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)Department of Animal Behaviour, Bielefeld UniversityDepartment of Animal Behaviour, Bielefeld UniversityDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of BathEstación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)Abstract Background Relatively little is known about the prevalence of blood parasites in shorebirds, especially those breeding in the tropics. The prevalence of blood parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon was assessed in blood samples from Kentish plovers and cream-coloured coursers in Cape Verde, and samples of Kittlitz’s plovers, Madagascar plovers and white-fronted plovers in Madagascar. Results Only two of these samples were positive for Plasmodium: a Kittlitz’s plover was infected by a generalist lineage of Plasmodium that has already been reported in Europe and Africa, while in a white-fronted plover direct sequencing revealed a previously un-described Plasmodium lineage. Conclusion Potential explanations for the low prevalence of blood parasites include the scarcity of vectors in habitats used by these bird species and their resistance to parasitic infections.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1892-yAvian malariaPlasmodiumHaemoproteusLeucocytozoonWild birds |
| spellingShingle | Josué Martínez-de la Puente Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips M. Cristina Carmona-Isunza Sama Zefania María José Navarro Oliver Kruger Joseph Ivan Hoffman Tamás Székely Jordi Figuerola Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar Malaria Journal Avian malaria Plasmodium Haemoproteus Leucocytozoon Wild birds |
| title | Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar |
| title_full | Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar |
| title_fullStr | Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar |
| title_short | Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar |
| title_sort | extremely low plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from cape verde and madagascar |
| topic | Avian malaria Plasmodium Haemoproteus Leucocytozoon Wild birds |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1892-y |
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