Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza : high Andes of Colombia

Birds from the high Andes in the National Natural Park Chingaza, Colombia, were surveyed for blood parasites in April 2002 and March 2003. Of 136 birds examined, representing 40 species of 14 families, 38 were infected with blood parasites. Parasites of the genera Leucocytozoon (21.3% prevalence), P...

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Autores principales: Rodriguez, Oscar A., Moya, Helena, Matta, Nube E.
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Publicado: 2008
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spelling todo:hornero_v024_n01_p0012023-10-03T13:49:15Z Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza : high Andes of Colombia Parásitos sanguíneos de aves en el Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza : Andes de Colombia Rodriguez, Oscar A. Moya, Helena Matta, Nube E. HEMATOZOARIOS DE AVES HAEMOPROTEUS HEPATOZOON PARAMO LEUCOCYTOZOON MICROFILARIAE PLASMODIUM HAEMOPROTEUS AVIAN HAEMATOZOA HEPATOZOON LEUCOCYTOZOON MICROFILARIAE HIGH ANDES PLASMODIUM Birds from the high Andes in the National Natural Park Chingaza, Colombia, were surveyed for blood parasites in April 2002 and March 2003. Of 136 birds examined, representing 40 species of 14 families, 38 were infected with blood parasites. Parasites of the genera Leucocytozoon (21.3% prevalence), Plasmodium (8.1%), Hepatozoon (2.9%), Microfilariae (2.9%) and Haemoproteus (1.5%) were recorded. Twenty five avian species in this survey were examined for blood parasites for the first time and 49 new parasite-host associations were identified. The most striking observation of this study was the high prevalence of Leucocytozoon spp. In the Neotropics, the prevalence of Leucocytozoon spp. has not been reported to be greater than 0.2% and is closely associated with the presence of migrant birds. Its presence in native avian host suggests a local transmission cycle in the zone. Fue analizada la presencia de parásitos sanguíneos en aves de páramo en el Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza (Colombia) en abril de 2002 y marzo de 2003. De las 136 aves examinadas, pertenecientes a 40 especies de 14 familias, 38 estuvieron infectadas con parásitos sanguíneos. Se registraron parásitos de los géneros Leucocytozoon (21.3% de prevalencia), Plasmodium (8.1%), Hepatozoon (2.9%), Microfilariae (2.9%) y Haemoproteus (1.5%). A 25 especies de aves se les examinó la presencia de parásitos sanguíneos por primera vez y se identificaron 49 nuevas asociaciones hospedero–parásito. La observación más sobresaliente de este estudio fue la alta prevalencia de Leucocytozoon spp., un parásito asociado estrechamente con aves migratorias en el Neotrópico, donde su prevalencia no supera el 0.2%. Su presencia en aves nativas sugiere un ciclo local de transmisión en la zona. 2008-08 PDF Inglés info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/hornero_v024_n01_p001
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic HEMATOZOARIOS DE AVES
HAEMOPROTEUS
HEPATOZOON
PARAMO
LEUCOCYTOZOON
MICROFILARIAE
PLASMODIUM
HAEMOPROTEUS
AVIAN HAEMATOZOA
HEPATOZOON
LEUCOCYTOZOON
MICROFILARIAE
HIGH ANDES
PLASMODIUM
spellingShingle HEMATOZOARIOS DE AVES
HAEMOPROTEUS
HEPATOZOON
PARAMO
LEUCOCYTOZOON
MICROFILARIAE
PLASMODIUM
HAEMOPROTEUS
AVIAN HAEMATOZOA
HEPATOZOON
LEUCOCYTOZOON
MICROFILARIAE
HIGH ANDES
PLASMODIUM
Rodriguez, Oscar A.
Moya, Helena
Matta, Nube E.
Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza : high Andes of Colombia
topic_facet HEMATOZOARIOS DE AVES
HAEMOPROTEUS
HEPATOZOON
PARAMO
LEUCOCYTOZOON
MICROFILARIAE
PLASMODIUM
HAEMOPROTEUS
AVIAN HAEMATOZOA
HEPATOZOON
LEUCOCYTOZOON
MICROFILARIAE
HIGH ANDES
PLASMODIUM
description Birds from the high Andes in the National Natural Park Chingaza, Colombia, were surveyed for blood parasites in April 2002 and March 2003. Of 136 birds examined, representing 40 species of 14 families, 38 were infected with blood parasites. Parasites of the genera Leucocytozoon (21.3% prevalence), Plasmodium (8.1%), Hepatozoon (2.9%), Microfilariae (2.9%) and Haemoproteus (1.5%) were recorded. Twenty five avian species in this survey were examined for blood parasites for the first time and 49 new parasite-host associations were identified. The most striking observation of this study was the high prevalence of Leucocytozoon spp. In the Neotropics, the prevalence of Leucocytozoon spp. has not been reported to be greater than 0.2% and is closely associated with the presence of migrant birds. Its presence in native avian host suggests a local transmission cycle in the zone.
author Rodriguez, Oscar A.
Moya, Helena
Matta, Nube E.
author_facet Rodriguez, Oscar A.
Moya, Helena
Matta, Nube E.
author_sort Rodriguez, Oscar A.
title Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza : high Andes of Colombia
title_short Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza : high Andes of Colombia
title_full Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza : high Andes of Colombia
title_fullStr Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza : high Andes of Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza : high Andes of Colombia
title_sort avian blood parasites in the national natural park chingaza : high andes of colombia
publishDate 2008
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/hornero_v024_n01_p001
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