Successful programs for ex situ and in situ conservation and management of raptors require detailed knowledge about their pathogens. The purpose of this study was to identify the internal parasites of some captive raptors in Mexico, as well as to verify their impact in the health status of infected birds. Birds of prey were confiscated and kept in captivity at the Centro de Investigación y Cons...

Aim The objective of this research was to determine the species and strains of Leucocytozoon caulleryi and study the phylogenetics of L. caulleryi of broiler chickens in endemic areas in Indonesia. Materials and Methods Blood samples were collected from broiler chickens originated from endemic area in Indonesia, i.e., Pasuruan, Lamongan, Blitar, Lumajang, Boyolali, Purwokerto, and Banjarmasin...

This review collated existing data on the occurrence, distribution, and prevalence of haemoparasites poultry in sub-Saharan Africa. A literature search was conducted three electronic databases using terms Boolean operators (AND, OR). The results recorded 16 haemoparasites, viz., Leucocytozoon spp., L. marchouxi, neavei, sabrazesi, schoutedeni, Haemoproteus columbae, H. pratasi, Plasmodium P. ga...

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of haemoparasites in chickens (Gallus gallusdomesticus) slaughtered at Samaru Live Bird market Sabon Gari Local Government Area Kaduna State, Nigeria. A total 100 blood samples were collected from male and female chickensat point slaughter. The heparinized sample bottles transported Veterinary Protozoology Laboratory Faculty Medicine, Ahmad...

as there is no data available on parasite infection of pigeons (columba livia) in the region, the present study was carried out on domestic pigeons in mashhad city in the north-east of iran. three hundred specimens were examined for the presence of ecto and endoparasites. a total of 300 pigeons, %21.6(n=65) and %15.3(n=46) were infected with nematodes and cestodes respectively whereas no tremat...