LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

First molecular detection of Haemoproteus spp. and Plasmodium spp. in eared doves (Zenaida auriculata) in Brazil

Taroda, Alessandra; Barros, Luiz Daniel de; Seixas, Mércia de; Cardim, Sérgio Tosi; Sasse, João Pedro; Minutti, Ana Flávia; Vidotto, Odilon; Garcia, João Luis.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 29 (3), 2020

Abstract The aim of this study was to verify the presence and identify the species of haemosporidian parasites in eared doves (Zenaida auriculata) in Brazil. Two hundred and eleven male and female eared doves were trap-captured in four different regions of Londrina city, in southern Brazil. Whole blood w...

Apicomplexa/clasificación, Apicomplexa/genética, Enfermedades de las Aves/diagnóstico, Enfermedades de las Aves/parasitología, Brasil, Columbidae/parasitología, Filogenia, Plasmodium/clasificación, Plasmodium/genética, Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/veterinaria, Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/diagnóstico, Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/parasitología

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Serological and molecular techniques applied for identification of Plasmodium spp. in blood samples from nonhuman primates

Abstract The aim of this study was to identify Plasmodium spp. in blood samples from nonhuman primates (NHPs) in the state of Maranhão, using classical and alternative techniques for examination of human malaria. A total of 161 blood samples from NHPs were analyzed: 141 from captive animals at a Wildli...