Avian hematozoa of some birds from Tchad.
A total of 389 birds of 32 species representing 14 families from Tchad were examined for blood parasites. Eighty-nine (22.9%) harbored infections of Haemoproteus (64%), Plasmodium (12.4%), Trypanosoma (1.1%), Atoxoplasma (=Lankesterella) (5.6%), and microfilaria (28.1%). Species of Leucocytozoon were not observed in the present study. The occurrence of the different genera differed markedly between bird families; members of the Ploceidae comprised 85% of the infected birds.
D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology; D002596:Chad; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000662:veterinary; D008289:Malaria, Avian / Q000469:parasitology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000662:veterinary