Plasmodium spp. in raptors on the Eurasian-African migration route
Examination of blood smears obtained from raptors trapped while on migration at Eilat, Israel, demonstrated Plasmodium infection in Accipiter brevipes and Buteo buteo. The following species are described, from A. brevipes: Plasmodium alloelongatum n. sp., P. accipiteris n. sp. and from B. buteo: P....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2007-12-01
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Series: | Parasite |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2007144313 |