Habitats are rapidly changing across the planet and the consequences will have major and
long-lasting effects on wildlife and their parasites. Birds harbor many types of blood …

Haemosporidian parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus
are one of the most prevalent and widely studied groups of parasites infecting birds …

Accurate detection and identification are essential components for epidemiological,
ecological, and evolutionary surveys of avian haemosporidian parasites. Microscopy has …

Avian haemosporidians of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and Leucocytozoon are
common blood parasites in wild birds all over the world. Despite their importance as …

Aim Identifying barriers that govern parasite community assembly and parasite invasion risk
is critical to understand how shifting host ranges impact disease emergence. We studied …

Identifying the mechanisms driving the distribution and diversity of parasitic organisms and
characterizing the structure of parasite assemblages are critical to understanding host …

Avian haemosporidians are widespread parasites categorized into four families of the order
Haemosporida (Apicomplexa). Species of the subgenus Parahaemoproteus (genus …

Background Haemosporidioses are common in birds and their manifestations range from
subclinical infections to severe disease, depending on the involved parasite and bird …

Avian haemosporidians (Haemosporida) represent a globally distributed, species-rich
multiparasite-multihost host-parasite system. Each year, many of these parasite lineages are …

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a very powerful method to detect and identify
pathogens. The high sensitivity of the method, however, comes with a cost; any of the …