| trypanosoma avium of raptors (falconiformes): phylogeny and identification of vectors. | avian trypanosomes are widespread parasites of birds, the transmission of which remains mostly unclear, with various blood-sucking insects mentioned as possible vectors. a search for vectors of trypanosomes of sparrowhawk (accipiter nisus), buzzard (buteo buteo), lesser-spotted eagle (aquila pomarina) and kestrel (falco tinnunculus) was performed in czech and slovak republics. black flies (eusimulium spp.), hippoboscid flies (ornithomyia avicularia), mosquitoes (culex pipiens pipiens) and biting ... | 2002 | 12358422 |
| haemosporidian infections in the tengmalm's owl (aegolius funereus) and potential insect vectors of their transmission. | sedentary bird species are suitable model hosts for identifying potential vectors of avian blood parasites. we studied haemosporidian infections in the tengmalm's owl (aegolius funereus) in the ore mountains of the czech republic using molecular detection methods. sex of owl nestlings was scored using molecular sexing based on fragment analysis of pcr-amplified chd1 introns. observed infection prevalences in nestlings and adult owls were 51 and 86 %, respectively. five parasite lineages were det ... | 2016 | 26365667 |
| emergence patterns and ecological associations of some haematophagous blackfly species along an oligotrophic hydrosystem. | emergence patterns of blackflies (diptera: simuliidae) were investigated for 2 years at nine sites in the plitvice lakes area of croatia, using pyramid-type traps. a total of 38 012 specimens representing 10 haematophagous species were collected. the dominant species was simulium angustipes edwards, 1915, a vector transmitting avian trypanosomes. water temperature, alkalinity, conductivity and habitat type represented the factors with the greatest degree of influence on blackfly species composit ... | 2014 | 23834394 |