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Haemoproteus in Wild Turkeys from the Coastal Bend of South Texas *
Author(s) -
COOK R. S.,
TRAINER D. O.,
GLAZENER W. C.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1966.tb01968.x
Subject(s) - haemoproteus , leucocytozoon , meleagris gallopavo , biology , blood smear , plasmodium (life cycle) , zoology , veterinary medicine , virology , medicine , parasite hosting , immunology , malaria , gametocyte , world wide web , computer science , plasmodium falciparum
SYNOPSIS. Blood smears from 133 Rio Grande wild turkeys Meleagridis gallopavo intermedia live‐trapped in the Welder Wildlife Refuge in south Texas, were examined for blood parasites. All of the 63 immature turkeys and 63% of the 70 adult turkeys were infected with Haemoproteus meleagridis. The infections were light, half the cases having less than 5 infected cells per 10,000 red blood cells. Infection with H. meleagridis caused significant enlargement of the host RBC. Other parasites specifically searched for but not found were Leucocytozoon, Trypanosoma, Plasmodium and microfilariae.