title: Bionomics and laboratory transmission of Haemoproteus columbae Kruse by Pseudolynchia canariensis Maquart (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) to two bird hosts in Egypt.
abstract: Pseudolynchia canariensis succeeded to feed and survive normally on both Streptopelia senegallus and S. turtur. The feeding period, blood meal ratio and longevity of both male and female flies did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) from the corresponding values for the natural host Columba livia. Infection of S. senegallus with Haemoproteus columbae through flies bites, injection with either infected salivary glands suspension or infected macerated lung tissue of C. livia revealed a high parasitaemia levels accompanied with normal prepatent periods. However, in S. turtur low parasitaemia levels appeared after long prepatent periods when using the same course of infection with H. columbae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Rashdan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D016787:Haemosporida; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male