Fedynich A M, Bryan A L, Harris M J
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville 78363, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 1998 Jan;34(1):165-7. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.165.
Thin blood smears of 75 wood storks (Mycteria americana) from Georgia (USA) were made during the summers of 1994-96 and examined for blood parasites. Haemoproteus crumenium was found in one of 71 juveniles and in two adults from a sample of two subadults and two adults. Intensity of infection in the juvenile and in each of the two adults was 11, 3, and 2 parasites/5,000 erythrocytes, respectively. This is the first record of H. crumenium in the wood stork from Georgia and the second published record of H. crumenium infecting this host in North America. Additionally, one juvenile was infected with a microfilarid.
1994年至1996年夏季，对来自美国佐治亚州的75只林鹳（美洲林鹳）制作了薄血涂片，并检查血液寄生虫。在71只幼鸟中的1只以及来自2只亚成鸟和2只成鸟样本中的2只成鸟体内发现了鸽血变原虫。这只幼鸟以及两只成鸟中的每只的感染强度分别为每5000个红细胞中有11个、3个和2个寄生虫。这是佐治亚州林鹳体内鸽血变原虫的首次记录，也是北美地区该宿主感染鸽血变原虫的第二篇发表记录。此外，有1只幼鸟感染了微丝蚴。
