Occurrence of blood parasites in seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2001-2013

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• 作者：N.J. Parsons^a ; ^b ; ^{nolaparsons@yahoo.co.uk} ; N.M. Voogt^a ; A.M. Schaefer^c ; M.A. Peirce^d ; ^e ; R.E.T. Vanstreels^f ; ^g
• 关键词：Cape cormorant ; Cape gannet ; Epidemiology ; Haemosporida ; Marine fauna ; Pathology
• 刊名：Veterinary Parasitology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：233
• 期：Complete
• 页码：52-61
• 全文大小：1757 K
• 卷排序：233

文摘

We evaluated blood smears of 1909 seabirds belonging to 27 seabird species. Blood parasites were detected in 59% of species and 29% of individuals. Several of the records are novel host-parasite associations.