| prevalence of avian haematozoa in wild birds in a high-altitude forest in japan. | the infection dynamics of avian haematozoa, which includes the genera plasmodium, haemoproteus, and leucocytozoon, are complicated by a variety of environmental factors and host-parasite interactions. in japan, the prevalence of haematozoa in wild birds has recently been determined in several local areas. however, no information on the annual prevalence of avian haematozoa in a single study site has been reported. here, we investigated the long-term infection dynamics of haematozoa in wild birds ... | 2011 | 21831523 |
| epizootiology of the japanese saurian malaria parasite, plasmodium sasai. | histological examination of hearts from 422 japanese lacertids takydromus tachydromoides collected at hanno, saitama-ken, honshu, from 1965 to 1967, demonstrated the presence of plasmodium sasai telford and ball, 1969 in 85% of first-year lizards and 92% of those older than 1 yr. prevalence in 1966-1967, estimated by examination of blood films alone was < 1%, and no infections were detected in 1965 by this method. prevalence differed only slightly or not at all between years, seasons, host age g ... | 1996 | 8604088 |