Avian Plasmodium spp. and Haemoproteus spp. parasites in mosquitoes in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although haemosporidian parasites may cause considerable health and economic problems in aviaries, there is limited understanding of the vectors transmitting them. Mosquito-borne Plasmodium species are responsible for the deaths of numerous exotic (= immunologically naïve) birds in zoos every year, while native birds are adapted to the parasites and largely protected by an effective immune response.

Methods

Mosquitoes were collected in bird/animal parks, wetlands and private gardens in various regions of Germany from 2020 to 2022. Females were pooled with up to 10 specimens according to taxon, location and date. Extracted DNA was screened for avian Haemosporida-specific mitochondrial rDNA using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Positive samples were ampli

SUBMITTER: Kochling K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585844 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature