title: Some protozoan parasites of wild birds from the vicinity of Onderstepoort.
abstract: The protozoan parasites of wild birds from the vicinity of Onderstepoort are recorded. New host records for the Republic of South Africa are: Haemoproteus in Threskiornis aethiopicus, Francolinus swainsonii, Columba guinea and Streptopelia senegalensis; Leucocytozoon in Anas erythrorhyncha, Netta Erythrophthalma, C. guinea and Passer domesticus and Plasmodium in Numida meleagris.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds; D005368:Filariasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D008289:Malaria, Avian / Q000469:parasitology; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000469:parasitology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D013019:South Africa