Avian Malaria ( Plasmodium spp.) in Captive Magellanic Penguins ( Spheniscus magellanicus ) from Northern Argentina, 2010.

Authors :: Vanstreels RE
Capellino F
Silveira P
Braga ÉM
Rodríguez-Heredia SA
Loureiro J
Catão-Dias JL
Source :: Journal of wildlife diseases [J Wildl Dis] 2016 Jul; Vol. 52 (3), pp. 734-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jun 10.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: We report two cases of lethal avian malaria in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) captive at San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina, approximately 560 km north of Argentinean breeding colonies of Magellanic Penguins. Blood smears revealed both penguins were concurrently infected by Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) tejerai, Plasmodium (Huffia) sp., and Plasmodium (Novyella) sp.

Subjects :: Animals
Animals, Zoo
Argentina epidemiology
Fatal Outcome
Malaria, Avian epidemiology
Malaria, Avian parasitology
Spheniscidae

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