Bennett G F, Witt H, White E M
J Wildl Dis. 1980 Jan;16(1):29-38. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-16.1.29.
The prevalence of avian hematozoa in 1791 birds of 80 species and 22 families from Jamaica was determined. Species of Haemoproteus were the most common hematozoan encountered. Species of Leucocytozoon were diagnosed only in three over-wintering North American migrants and the genus was absent in native Jamaican birds. The low prevalence of infection (7.4%) of blood parasites in Jamaican birds was closely similar to that seen in Neotropical birds and far below that noted for the Nearctic avifauna of the same families. Prevalence in adult and young birds was virtually identical; transmission occurred primarily during the period February-April.
测定了来自牙买加的22个科80种1791只鸟类中禽血原虫的流行情况。疟原虫属是最常见的血原虫。白细胞原虫属仅在三只越冬的北美候鸟中被诊断出，而在牙买加本土鸟类中不存在该属。牙买加鸟类血液寄生虫的低感染率（7.4%）与新热带区鸟类的感染率非常相似，远低于同科新北界鸟类的感染率。成年鸟和幼鸟的感染率几乎相同；传播主要发生在2月至4月期间。
