Detection of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites in Wild Birds in Slovakia

L Minichová, V Slobodník, R Slobodník, M Olekšák… - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Haemosporidians are a group of vector-borne parasites belonging to the order
Haemosporida. These parasites infect avian hosts and require blood-sucking insects …

The first report of nine species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida: Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon) in wild birds from Slovakia

L Berthová, G Valkiūnas, Z Országhová - Biologia, 2012 - Springer
During 2009 and 2010 samples from 251 wild birds (37 species) from nine sites of Slovakia
were collected. Blood samples were tested for Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and …

Haemosporidians in Birds of Urbanized and Natural Habitats in Slovakia

L Minichová, V Slobodník, R Slobodník, M Olekšák… - 2023 - preprints.org
Haemosporidians are a group of vector-borne parasites belonging to the order
Haemosporida. They infect avian hosts and require blood-sucking insects (Diptera) for their …

No evidence of the presence of blood parasites in the Danube population of the common kingfisher Alcedo atthis in Slovakia

M Cepková, M Melišková, L Rubáčová - Biologia, 2022 - Springer
Birds can harbour various haematozoan parasites whose diversity and prevalence are
affected by ecological interactions among hosts, parasites and their vectors, and thus differ …

Haemosporidian infection in passerine birds from high elevation in the Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan

M Haas, J Kisková - Oecologia Montana, 2020 - om.vuvb.uniza.sk
The study of blood parasites in alpine environments allows us to look into host-parasite
relationships under very specific conditions. The objective of our study was to detect the …