Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar

[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 co...

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Autores: Martínez de la Puente, Josué, Eberhart Phillips, Luke J., Carmona Isunza, M. Cristina, Zefania, Sama, Navarro-Ramos, María J., Krüger, Oliver, Hoffman, Joseph I., Székely, Tamás, Figuerola, Jordi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/151173
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/151173
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Avian malaria
Plasmodium
Haemoproteus
Leucocytozoon
Wild birds
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Sumario:[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.

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