Vanstreels Ralph Eric Thijl, Capellino Félix, Silveira Patricia, Braga Érika M, Rodríguez-Heredia Sergio Andres, Loureiro Julio, Catão-Dias José Luiz
1 Laboratório de Patologia Comparada de Animais Selvagens, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Orlando Marques de Paiva 87, São Paulo SP 05088-000, Brazil;
2 Fundación Mundo Marino, Avenida Décima 157, C.C. 6, San Clemente del Tuyú 7105, Provincia de Buenos Aires 7105, Argentina;
J Wildl Dis. 2016 Jul;52(3):734-7. doi: 10.7589/2015-08-219. Epub 2016 Jun 10.
We report two cases of lethal avian malaria in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) captive at San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina, approximately 560 km north of Argentinean breeding colonies of Magellanic Penguins. Blood smears revealed both penguins were concurrently infected by Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) tejerai, Plasmodium (Huffia) sp., and Plasmodium (Novyella) sp.
我们报告了两例麦哲伦企鹅(Spheniscus magellanicus)感染致命禽疟的病例,这些企鹅被圈养在阿根廷图库曼省圣克莱门特德尔图尤,距离麦哲伦企鹅在阿根廷的繁殖地约560公里以北。血涂片显示,两只企鹅同时感染了特氏疟原虫(Haemamoeba)、某种赫氏疟原虫(Huffia)和某种诺氏疟原虫(Novyella)。