Prevalence and distribution of Leucocytozoon smithi and Haemoproteus meleagridis in wild turkeys in South Carolina.
A survey of 76 hunter-killed wild turkeys from all geographic regions in South Carolina during 1972 revealed that 33 of 76 (43%) were infected with Leucocytozoon smithi. Ten turkeys in the Coastal area had multiple infections with both L. smithi and Haemoproteus meleagridis.
D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa; D008297:Male; D013022:South Carolina; D014422:Turkeys / Q000469:parasitology*