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Detecting local transmission of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites (Apicomlexa, Haemosporida) at a Special Protection Area of Natura 2000 network.
Dimitrov, Dimitar; Ilieva, Mihaela; Ivanova, Karina; Brlík, Vojtech; Zehtindjiev, Pavel.
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  • Dimitrov D; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria. ddmitko@gmail.com.
  • Ilieva M; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Ivanova K; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Brlík V; Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Kvetná 8, 60365, Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Zehtindjiev P; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Parasitol Res ; 117(7): 2187-2199, 2018 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29730725
Avian haemosporidian parasites (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida) are widespread pathogens that cause malaria (Plasmodium spp.) and other haemosporidioses (Haemoproteus spp. and Leucocytozoon spp.) in birds. The Special Protection Area Durankulak Lake (SPA DL) is a coastal lake in northeast Bulgaria, part of the Natura 2000 network that was declared as important area for wintering, breeding and migratory birds. Despite a number of conservation efforts outlined for the SPAs of Natura 2000 network, the potential threats and influences of haemosporidians and other parasites on occurring birds were not considered. In the present study, we aim to investigate the richness of haemosporidian parasites in birds captured in the protected area and to report the parasite species/DNA lineages that undergo local transmission in the region. We used both microscopic examination and PCR-based methods to diagnose haemosporidian infections in juvenile (captured in the year of hatching) and adult birds. The overall prevalence of haemosporidian parasites was significantly higher in the adult birds compared to juveniles. We identified five out of 21 recorded cytochrome b (cyt b) parasite lineages that are locally transmitted in the SPA DL (one of the genus Haemoproteus Kruse, 1890 and four of genus Plasmodium Marchiafava and Celli, 1885): cyt b lineages hRW2 of Haemoproteus belopolskyi, pSGS1 of Plasmodium relictum, pCOLL1, pYWT4 and pPADOM01 of Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) spp. It is likely that the majority of the parasites with local transmission are widespread host generalists and that host exchange is rather frequent among the birds inhabiting SPA DL.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Plasmodium / Enfermedades de las Aves / Haemosporida / Malaria Aviar Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Res Asunto de la revista: PARASITOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bulgaria Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Plasmodium / Enfermedades de las Aves / Haemosporida / Malaria Aviar Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Res Asunto de la revista: PARASITOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bulgaria Pais de publicación: Alemania