Keys to the avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae)

G Valkiūnas, TA Iezhova - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Haemoproteus is a sister genus to malaria parasites (Plasmodium), which both
belong to the order Haemosporida (Apicomplexa). Parasites of both genera are flourishing …

Evolutionary ecology, taxonomy, and systematics of avian malaria and related parasites

A Fecchio, CRF Chagas, JA Bell, K Kirchgatter - Acta Tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Haemosporidian parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus
are one of the most prevalent and widely studied groups of parasites infecting birds …

Malaria's many mates: past, present, and future of the systematics of the order Haemosporida

SL Perkins - Journal of Parasitology, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Malaria has been one of the most important diseases of humans throughout history and
continues to be a major public health concern. The 5 species of Plasmodium that cause the …

Molecular characterization of five widespread avian haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida), with perspectives on the PCR-based detection of haemosporidians in …

G Valkiūnas, V Palinauskas, M Ilgūnas… - Parasitology …, 2014 - Springer
Haemosporidians (Haemosporida) are cosmopolitan in birds. Over 250 species of these
blood parasites have been described and named; however, molecular markers remain …

Introduction to life cycles, taxonomy, distribution, and basic research techniques

G Valkiūnas, CT Atkinson - Avian malaria and related parasites in the …, 2020 - Springer
Avian haemosporidian parasites are a closely related group of apicomplexan parasites with
important similarities in their life cycles, development, physiology, and reproduction. Current …

Prevalence and genetic diversity of avian haemosporidian parasites in wild bird species of the order Columbiformes

YR Schumm, D Bakaloudis, C Barboutis… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
Diseases can play a role in species decline. Among them, haemosporidian parasites, vector-
transmitted protozoan parasites, are known to constitute a risk for different avian species …

Species limits in avian malaria parasites (Haemosporida): how to move forward in the molecular era

DC Outlaw, RE Ricklefs - Parasitology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Delimiting species of malaria parasites (Haemosporida) has become increasingly
problematic as new lineages of parasites are identified solely by molecular information …

Avian haemosporidians from Neotropical highlands: evidence from morphological and molecular data

AD González, IA Lotta, LF García, LI Moncada… - Parasitology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Avian haemosporidian parasites have been scarcely studied in the Neotropical highlands
despite the high avian diversity reported and the uniqueness of these ecosystems. The aims …

Contrasting haemoparasite prevalence in larid species with divergent ecological niches and migration patterns

R Włodarczyk, S Bouwhuis, C Bichet, P Podlaszczuk… - Parasitology, 2022 - cambridge.org
Haemoparasites represent a diverse group of vector-borne parasites that infect a wide range
of vertebrate hosts. In birds, haemoparasite infection rates may be associated with various …

Host phylogeny matters: Examining sources of variation in infection risk by blood parasites across a tropical montane bird community in India

P Gupta, CK Vishnudas, VV Robin, G Dharmarajan - Parasites & Vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background Identifying patterns and drivers of infection risk among host communities is
crucial to elucidate disease dynamics and predict infectious disease risk in wildlife …