Earlé R A, Horak I G, Huchzermeyer F W, Bennett G F, Braack L E, Penzhorn B L
Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1991 Sep;58(3):145-7.
Bloodsmears were taken from separate groups of five helmeted guineafowls, Numida meleagris, shot at approximately monthly intervals at Skukuza and near Lower Sabie in the Kruger National Park during the period August 1988 to August 1990. Ninety-eight (86%) of 114 guineafowls had single or multiple infections of Aegyptianella sp., Haemoproteus pratasi, Hepatozoon sp., Leucocytozoon neavei, Plasmodium circumflexum and Trypanosoma numidae. The apparent seasonal prevalence of Aegyptianella sp., H. pratasi and L. neavei, the three most commonly occurring parasites (42%, 49% and 56% of birds infected respectively), is probably dependent on the presence of their respective vectors.
1988年8月至1990年8月期间，在克鲁格国家公园的斯库库扎和下萨比附近，每隔大约一个月对单独的五组头盔珠鸡（Numida meleagris）进行采血涂片。114只头盔珠鸡中有98只（86%）感染了埃及小体属（Aegyptianella sp.）、普拉塔斯血变原虫（Haemoproteus pratasi）、肝簇虫属（Hepatozoon sp.）、尼氏白细胞虫（Leucocytozoon neavei）、环形疟原虫（Plasmodium circumflexum）和珠鸡锥虫（Trypanosoma numidae）的单一或多重感染。埃及小体属、普拉塔斯血变原虫和尼氏白细胞虫这三种最常见的寄生虫（分别感染42%、49%和56%的鸟类）的明显季节性流行率可能取决于它们各自传播媒介的存在。
