Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns (Sterna hirundo) on the Atlantic coast of South America

Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns (Sterna hirundo) on the Atlantic coast of South America

Haemosporidia (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida) are protozoa that infect vertebrate blood cells and are transmitted by vectors. Among vertebrates, birds possess the greatest diversity of haemosporidia, historically placed in 3 genera: Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon and Plasmodium, the causative agent of avia...

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Main Authors: Sofía Capasso, Yvonne R. Schumm, Petra Quillfeldt, Claire Bonsergent, Laurence Malandrin, Eliana Lorenti, Bruno Fusaro, Guillermo Panisse, Melina Lunardelli, Gabriel Castresana, Julia I. Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-05-01
Series:Parasitology
Subjects:
Argentine Atlantic coast
avian blood parasites
Charadriiformes
cytochrome b gene
migratory birds
Plasmodium
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182023000185/type/journal_article

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