Howlett J C, Samour J H, Bailey T A, Naldo J, D'aloia M A
Veterinary Science Department, National Avian Research Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Avian Pathol. 1996 Mar;25(1):49-55. doi: 10.1080/03079459608419119.
A routine microscopic examination of blood smears from 52 houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenit) recently imported into the United Arab Emirates revealed that 32 (61.5%) birds were infected with Haemoproteus tendeiroi and H. telfordi. Haemoproteus tendeiroi was found alone in most of the infected birds, whereas a combination of H. telfordi and H. tendeiroi was found together in two birds, and only one bird was infected with H. telfordi alone. In eight recently imported rufous-crested bustards (Eupodotis ruficrista), 50% were found to be infected with haemoparasites. Four birds were infected with H. telfordi and one of these was also infected with H. tendeiroi. The schizonts for the two Haemoproteus species described in this study may have had predilection for skeletal muscle as these were not detected in several other tissue samples examined from known infected birds.
对最近进口到阿拉伯联合酋长国的52只细嘴石鸡（Chlamydotis undulata macqueenit）血涂片进行的常规显微镜检查显示，32只（61.5%）鸟类感染了滕代罗变形血原虫（Haemoproteus tendeiroi）和特尔福德变形血原虫（H. telfordi）。在大多数感染鸟类中仅发现了滕代罗变形血原虫，而在两只鸟类中同时发现了特尔福德变形血原虫和滕代罗变形血原虫，仅有一只鸟类单独感染了特尔福德变形血原虫。在最近进口的8只棕冠鸨（Eupodotis ruficrista）中，发现50%感染了血寄生虫。4只鸟类感染了特尔福德变形血原虫，其中1只还感染了滕代罗变形血原虫。本研究中描述的这两种变形血原虫的裂殖体可能对骨骼肌有偏好，因为在从已知感染鸟类检查的其他几个组织样本中未检测到它们。
