Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) on the Atlantic coast of South America
Abstract 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 ag...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0031182023000185 2024-03-03T08:48:58+00:00 Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) on the Atlantic coast of South America Capasso, Sofía Schumm, Yvonne R. Quillfeldt, Petra Bonsergent, Claire Malandrin, Laurence Lorenti, Eliana Fusaro, Bruno Panisse, Guillermo Lunardelli, Melina Castresana, Gabriel Diaz, Julia I. Universidad Nacional de La Plata Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182023000185 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182023000185 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Parasitology volume 150, issue 6, page 498-504 ISSN 0031-1820 1469-8161 Infectious Diseases Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology journal-article 2023 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182023000185 2024-02-08T08:25:23Z Abstract 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 avian malaria. In South America, existing data on haemosporidia are spatially and temporally dispersed, so increased surveillance is needed to improve the determination and diagnosis of these parasites. During the non-breeding season in 2020 and 2021, 60 common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) were captured and bled as part of ongoing research on the population health of migratory birds on the Argentinian Atlantic coast. Blood samples and blood smears were obtained. Fifty-eight samples were screened for Plasmodium , Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon , as well as for Babesia parasites by nested polymerase chain reaction and by microscopic examination of smears. Two positive samples for Plasmodium were found. The cytochrome b lineages detected in the present study are found for the first time, and are close to Plasmodium lineages found in other bird orders. The low prevalence (3.6%) of haemoparasites found in this research was similar to those reported for previous studies on seabirds, including Charadriiformes. Our findings provide new information about the distribution and prevalence of haemosporidian parasites from charadriiforms in the southernmost part of South America, which remains understudied. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sterna hirundo Cambridge University Press Parasitology 150 6 498 504 |
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Abstract 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 avian malaria. In South America, existing data on haemosporidia are spatially and temporally dispersed, so increased surveillance is needed to improve the determination and diagnosis of these parasites. During the non-breeding season in 2020 and 2021, 60 common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) were captured and bled as part of ongoing research on the population health of migratory birds on the Argentinian Atlantic coast. Blood samples and blood smears were obtained. Fifty-eight samples were screened for Plasmodium , Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon , as well as for Babesia parasites by nested polymerase chain reaction and by microscopic examination of smears. Two positive samples for Plasmodium were found. The cytochrome b lineages detected in the present study are found for the first time, and are close to Plasmodium lineages found in other bird orders. The low prevalence (3.6%) of haemoparasites found in this research was similar to those reported for previous studies on seabirds, including Charadriiformes. Our findings provide new information about the distribution and prevalence of haemosporidian parasites from charadriiforms in the southernmost part of South America, which remains understudied. |
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Capasso, Sofía Schumm, Yvonne R. Quillfeldt, Petra Bonsergent, Claire Malandrin, Laurence Lorenti, Eliana Fusaro, Bruno Panisse, Guillermo Lunardelli, Melina Castresana, Gabriel Diaz, Julia I. |
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Capasso, Sofía Schumm, Yvonne R. Quillfeldt, Petra Bonsergent, Claire Malandrin, Laurence Lorenti, Eliana Fusaro, Bruno Panisse, Guillermo Lunardelli, Melina Castresana, Gabriel Diaz, Julia I. |
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Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) on the Atlantic coast of South America |
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Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) on the Atlantic coast of South America |
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Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) on the Atlantic coast of South America |
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Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) on the Atlantic coast of South America |
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Surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns ( Sterna hirundo ) on the Atlantic coast of South America |
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surveillance of avian malaria and related haemoparasites in common terns ( sterna hirundo ) on the atlantic coast of south america |
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