| endoparasites of birds of paradise in papua new guinea. | general endoparasitiasis in 16 species of captive birds of paradise (bop) in papua new guinea ranged from 60.0 to 79.6% during 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983 and 1984. percent prevalence of the three major groups of parasites during the five survey years was as follows: haematozoa, 36.7-53.0%; coccidia, 42.2-63.3% and helminths, 35.6-67.3%. percent prevalence of blood parasites in the years 1977 and 1984 was: haemoproteus 14.3, 20.0; plasmodium 10.2, 4.5; haemoproteus or plasmodium 18.4, 8.9; leucocytoz ... | 1987 | 3439003 |
| hepatic hemorrhage, hemocoelom, and sudden death due to haemoproteus infection in passerine birds: eleven cases. | haemoproteus spp. are ancient apicomplexan hemoparasites that have undergone extensive coevolution with their natural hosts and are typically species specific, with inapparent or minimal pathogenicity. a promiscuous genotype of haemoproteus capable of undergoing host switching on a familial level was identified. this protozoan caused severe disease with high mortality in 6 species of exotic passerine birds housed in california at the san diego zoo's wild animal park: surinam crested oropendola ( ... | 2008 | 18460616 |