Avian Plasmodium is of special interest to health care scientists and veterinarians due to the
potency of causing avian malaria in non-adapted birds and their evolutionary phylogenetic …

We investigated the evolution of the Asian francolins, five little known species in the genus
Francolinus (Phasianidae). Evolutionary affinities of two of these species, F. gularis (swamp …

Avian malaria (Plasmodium) and related genera (Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon) are
diverse and widespread parasites. Despite the extent of knowledge on avian …

During a health survey in the Province of Alessandria (NW Italy) 267 free ranging red-legged
partridge (Alectoris rufa; 137 males and 130 females) were captured in 2009 (n= 101), 2010 …

ABSTRCT A survey for blood parasites of some Iraqi resident urban birds was undertaken at
Baghdad City (middle), Sulaimaniya City (north), and Diwaniya City (south). Results were …

The aim of this study was to compare the infection rate of the blood parasites naturally
occurring in doves and domestic pigeons in Garmian area-Iraqi Kurdistan region during the …

A total of 192 anatid birds belong to 10 species and 4 genera were examined for their blood
parasites in the middle of Iraq. Three haemosporidian species were detected …

Haemosporidians are intracellular protozoan parasites found inside the blood cells and
tissues of avian hosts; they are almost worldwide distributed and occur in a variety of avian …

A total of 145 apparently healthy feral pigeons were collected during the period extending
from 7 th of May to 30 th October 2016 in districts and sub-districts in Sulaimani province in …

This study is included two species of birds belong to the Columbidae family, ie, Columba
livia and Streptopelia senegalensis, as well as a species of the family Passeridae, Passer …