Bennett G F, Blancou J, White E M, Williams N A
J Wildl Dis. 1978 Jan;14(1):67-73. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-14.1.67.
A total of 809 birds from Senegal, including 43 species and 21 families, were examined for hematozoans; 93 birds (11.5%) harbored blood parasites, with only 7 (7.5%) harboring mixed infections. Species of Haemoproteus occurred in 81.7% of the infected birds while species of Plasmodium. Trypanosoma, microfilaria and Leucocytozoon were encountered less frequently. The majority of the sample was composed of species of ploceids and estrildidis and blood parasites were most prevalent in the colonial-nesting ploceids. Prevalence of blood parasites in Senegal was low in comparison to that seen in birds from other parts of Africa.
对来自塞内加尔的总共809只鸟类进行了血原虫检查，这些鸟类分属21科43种；93只鸟（11.5%）携带血液寄生虫，其中只有7只（7.5%）为混合感染。感染鸟类中81.7%感染了血变原虫属，而疟原虫属、锥虫属、微丝蚴和住白细胞虫属的感染频率较低。样本中的大多数是织布鸟科和梅花雀科的鸟类，血液寄生虫在筑巢群居的织布鸟科鸟类中最为普遍。与非洲其他地区的鸟类相比，塞内加尔鸟类血液寄生虫的感染率较低。
