Haemosporidian genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon, responsible for
avian malarial infections, are highly diverse and have a wide range of health effects and …

RESUMO O Brasil é um país de extensa área territorial sendo composto por diferentes
biomas, o que permite diversidade de habitats e de espécies de aves silvestres. A atividade …

Filarid nematodes are transmitted by arthropod vectors. In the vertebrate host, they inhabit
the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and lymphatic system. Although most bird infections are not …

Haemosporidian parasites are a significant source of morbidity and mortality for birds. There
is growing recognition of the negative consequences of haemosporidian infections for wild …

The impact of environmental changes due to deforestation that gives rise to the spread of
infectious diseases remain insufficiently studied, particularly in parasitic co-infection …

Viruses are a key regulator of natural populations. Despite this, we have limited knowledge
of the diversity and ecology of viruses that lack obvious fitness effects on their host. This is …

Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging zoonotic virus within the Flaviviridae family that can
cause neurological disease in humans and wild birds. USUV is maintained in an enzootic …

The potential of migratory animals to spread infectious diseases depends on how infection
affects movement. If infection delays or slows the speed of travel, transmission to uninfected …

Individual hosts are often infected with multiple parasite species or strains simultaneously.
Co-occurring parasites can profoundly impact each other and their hosts via interspecific …