HEMATOZOA FROM PASSERIFORM BIRDS IN LOUISIANA

被引:16
作者
GARVIN, MC
REMSEN, JV
BISHOP, MA
BENNETT, GF
机构
[1] LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,MUSEUM NAT SCI,BATON ROUGE,LA 70803
[2] LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,DEPT ZOOL & PHYSIOL,BATON ROUGE,LA 70803
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10.2307/3283564
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Blood smears were examined fro 935 individuals of 19 migrant and resident bird species collected in Lousiana. Of these, 320 (34.2%) harbored hematozoa. The prevalences of parasites were as follows: Haemoproteus spp. 22.8%, Trypanosoma spp. 6.9%, unidentified microfilariae 5.0%, Plasmodium spp. 3.4%, and Leucocytozoon spp. 1.3%. These data are consistent with other reports from the region. Infections were observed in 33% of the individuals in the 13 migrant species sampled and 33% of the individuals in the 6 resident species.
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