A Four-Year Survey of Hemoparasites from Nocturnal Raptors (Strigiformes) Confirms a Relation between Leucocytozoon and Low Hematocrit and Body Condition Scores of Parasitized Birds
Parasitism is one of the most common life strategies on Earth, where the host and the parasite establish a successful relationship and continually adapt to each other. Most of the studies on wild birds show that those with hemoparasites are usually asymptomatic due to this host–parasite coevolution,...
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ftuniveuropea:oai:abacus.universidadeuropea.com:11268/11852 2023-08-20T04:06:19+02:00 A Four-Year Survey of Hemoparasites from Nocturnal Raptors (Strigiformes) Confirms a Relation between Leucocytozoon and Low Hematocrit and Body Condition Scores of Parasitized Birds Martín-Maldonado, Bárbara Mencía Gutiérrez, Aída Andreu Vázquez, Cristina Fernández Valeriano, Rocío Pastor Tiburón, Natalia Alvarado Piqueras, Alberto Carrero Ruíz, Alicia Fernández Novo, Aitor Esperón Fajardo, Fernando González González, Fernando 2023 http://hdl.handle.net/11268/11852 https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010054 eng eng https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010054 Martín-Maldonado, B., Mencía-Gutiérrez, A., Andreu-Vázquez, C., Fernández, R., Pastor-Tiburón, N., Alvarado, A., Carrero, A., Fernández-Novo, A., Esperón, F., & González, F. (2023). A four-year survey of hemoparasites from nocturnal raptors (Strigiformes) confirms a relation between leucocytozoon and low hematocrit and body condition scores of parasitized birds. Veterinary Sciences, 10(1), 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010054 2306-7381 http://hdl.handle.net/11268/11852 doi:10.3390/vetsci10010054 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ openAccess Interacciones huésped-parásitos Aves Veterinaria Parasitología Microbiología article 2023 ftuniveuropea https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010054 2023-08-01T23:05:52Z Parasitism is one of the most common life strategies on Earth, where the host and the parasite establish a successful relationship and continually adapt to each other. Most of the studies on wild birds show that those with hemoparasites are usually asymptomatic due to this host–parasite coevolution, so blood parasites are often detected as incidental laboratory findings. Most of these studies have been performed mainly in passerines and migratory species, but nocturnal raptors seem to be more exposed to blood parasite vectors than other avian species due to their behavior and distribution. Blood samples were collected from 134 individuals during a four-year period to assess the occurrence of blood parasites and parasitemia in different species of nocturnal raptors and their effect on hematological parameters. Thirty-five percent (95% CI: 27.5–43.5%) of individuals included in the study tested positive for at least one hemoparasite genus, and 11.2% showed coinfection. Leucocytozoon was the genus most frequently detected (32.1%), followed by Haemoproteus (11.2%), Trypanosoma and Plasmodium (2.2% each). The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) was the species with the highest prevalence (94.7%). Moderate anemia and an increase in leukocyte counts were detected in the positive birds. Moreover, the positive animals showed a poor body condition score. Ministerio de Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico (MITECO) 2.518 Q2 JCR 2021 0.520 Q1 SJR 2021 No data IDR 2021 UEM Article in Journal/Newspaper eurasian eagle-owl Universidad Europea: ABACUS Veterinary Sciences 10 1 54 |
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Interacciones huésped-parásitos Aves Veterinaria Parasitología Microbiología Martín-Maldonado, Bárbara Mencía Gutiérrez, Aída Andreu Vázquez, Cristina Fernández Valeriano, Rocío Pastor Tiburón, Natalia Alvarado Piqueras, Alberto Carrero Ruíz, Alicia Fernández Novo, Aitor Esperón Fajardo, Fernando González González, Fernando A Four-Year Survey of Hemoparasites from Nocturnal Raptors (Strigiformes) Confirms a Relation between Leucocytozoon and Low Hematocrit and Body Condition Scores of Parasitized Birds |
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Parasitism is one of the most common life strategies on Earth, where the host and the parasite establish a successful relationship and continually adapt to each other. Most of the studies on wild birds show that those with hemoparasites are usually asymptomatic due to this host–parasite coevolution, so blood parasites are often detected as incidental laboratory findings. Most of these studies have been performed mainly in passerines and migratory species, but nocturnal raptors seem to be more exposed to blood parasite vectors than other avian species due to their behavior and distribution. Blood samples were collected from 134 individuals during a four-year period to assess the occurrence of blood parasites and parasitemia in different species of nocturnal raptors and their effect on hematological parameters. Thirty-five percent (95% CI: 27.5–43.5%) of individuals included in the study tested positive for at least one hemoparasite genus, and 11.2% showed coinfection. Leucocytozoon was the genus most frequently detected (32.1%), followed by Haemoproteus (11.2%), Trypanosoma and Plasmodium (2.2% each). The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) was the species with the highest prevalence (94.7%). Moderate anemia and an increase in leukocyte counts were detected in the positive birds. Moreover, the positive animals showed a poor body condition score. Ministerio de Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico (MITECO) 2.518 Q2 JCR 2021 0.520 Q1 SJR 2021 No data IDR 2021 UEM |
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Martín-Maldonado, Bárbara Mencía Gutiérrez, Aída Andreu Vázquez, Cristina Fernández Valeriano, Rocío Pastor Tiburón, Natalia Alvarado Piqueras, Alberto Carrero Ruíz, Alicia Fernández Novo, Aitor Esperón Fajardo, Fernando González González, Fernando |
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Martín-Maldonado, Bárbara Mencía Gutiérrez, Aída Andreu Vázquez, Cristina Fernández Valeriano, Rocío Pastor Tiburón, Natalia Alvarado Piqueras, Alberto Carrero Ruíz, Alicia Fernández Novo, Aitor Esperón Fajardo, Fernando González González, Fernando |
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A Four-Year Survey of Hemoparasites from Nocturnal Raptors (Strigiformes) Confirms a Relation between Leucocytozoon and Low Hematocrit and Body Condition Scores of Parasitized Birds |
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A Four-Year Survey of Hemoparasites from Nocturnal Raptors (Strigiformes) Confirms a Relation between Leucocytozoon and Low Hematocrit and Body Condition Scores of Parasitized Birds |
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A Four-Year Survey of Hemoparasites from Nocturnal Raptors (Strigiformes) Confirms a Relation between Leucocytozoon and Low Hematocrit and Body Condition Scores of Parasitized Birds |
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A Four-Year Survey of Hemoparasites from Nocturnal Raptors (Strigiformes) Confirms a Relation between Leucocytozoon and Low Hematocrit and Body Condition Scores of Parasitized Birds |
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A Four-Year Survey of Hemoparasites from Nocturnal Raptors (Strigiformes) Confirms a Relation between Leucocytozoon and Low Hematocrit and Body Condition Scores of Parasitized Birds |
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four-year survey of hemoparasites from nocturnal raptors (strigiformes) confirms a relation between leucocytozoon and low hematocrit and body condition scores of parasitized birds |
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https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010054 Martín-Maldonado, B., Mencía-Gutiérrez, A., Andreu-Vázquez, C., Fernández, R., Pastor-Tiburón, N., Alvarado, A., Carrero, A., Fernández-Novo, A., Esperón, F., & González, F. (2023). A four-year survey of hemoparasites from nocturnal raptors (Strigiformes) confirms a relation between leucocytozoon and low hematocrit and body condition scores of parasitized birds. Veterinary Sciences, 10(1), 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010054 2306-7381 http://hdl.handle.net/11268/11852 doi:10.3390/vetsci10010054 |
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