Leucocytozoon lovati infections were detected in free-flying rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus), an endangered species that inhabits alpine areas in Japan. Eight of nine adult birds tested positive for L. lovati infection. For comparison, two captive rock ptarmigans hatched in a breeding facility at the foot of the mountains were examined. Both were negative for L. lovati infection. This is the first report of L. lovati infection in the rock ptarmigan in Japan.
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1 October 2004
Leucocytozoon lovati Infections in Wild Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in Japan
Mio Hagihara,
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi,
Masanobu Kitahara,
Katsuya Hirai,
Koichi Murata
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 40 • No. 4
October 2004
Vol. 40 • No. 4
October 2004
hematozoa
Japan
Lagopus mutus
Leucocytozoon lovati
rock ptarmigan