First report of haemosporidia and associated risk factors in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Avian haemosporidia infect both domestic and wild birds, causing anemia, acute tissue degeneration, and depopulation in wild birds. Poultry and wild birds have been reported as common reservoirs of haemosporidia, but limited information is available for red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) in China. The present study investigated the prevalence and molecular characterization of haemosporidia in red junglefowl.

Methods

Blood samples were collected from 234 red junglefowl from Jinghong City of Yunnan Province, and genomic DNA was extracted from these samples. The prevalence of haemosporidia was determined by nested PCR targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) gene. Molecular characterization was investigated based on phylogenetic analysis of cytb sequences, and ass

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344640 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature