Valkiunas Gediminas, Iezhova Tatjana A, Brooks Daniel R, Hanelt Ben, Brant Sara V, Sutherlin Marie E, Causey Douglas
Institute of Ecology, Vilnius University, Akademijos 2, Vilnius-21, LT-08412, Lithuania.
J Wildl Dis. 2004 Jul;40(3):555-61. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.3.555.
Birds from the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica were surveyed for blood parasites in June 2001 and December 2001-January 2002. Of 354 birds examined, representing 141 species of 35 families and 15 orders, 44 (12.4%) were infected with blood parasites. Species of Haemoproteus (4.8% prevalence), Plasmodium (0.6%), Leucocytozoon (0.3%), Trypanosoma (2.0%), and microfilariae (7.6%) were recorded. Twelve species of birds in this survey were examined for blood parasites for the first time. Several new host-parasite associations were identified.
2001年6月以及2001年12月至2002年1月，对来自哥斯达黎加西北部瓜纳卡斯特自然保护区的鸟类进行了血液寄生虫调查。在接受检查的354只鸟类中，分属于35个科、15个目的141个物种，有44只（12.4%）感染了血液寄生虫。记录到的血液寄生虫种类有血变原虫（感染率4.8%）、疟原虫（0.6%）、白细胞原虫（0.3%）、锥虫（2.0%）和微丝蚴（7.6%）。此次调查中有12种鸟类是首次接受血液寄生虫检查。还发现了几种新的宿主-寄生虫组合。
