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1 October 2000 Hematozoa of Waterfowl from Michigan
Randall J. DeJong, Patrick M. Muzzall
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Abstract

Two hundred eighteen and 127 wild waterfowl (Anatidae) of five species were sampled from the Kellogg Biological Station area (Michigan, USA) during the summer (1 June to 24 August 1995) and fall (9 September to 8 October 1995), respectively. Twelve (6%) of those sampled in summer and 13 (11%) sampled in the fall were infected with hemosporids. Haemoproteus nettionis, Haemoproteus greineri, and Leucocytozoon simondi infected both summer and fall birds, with H. nettionis the most common (4% summer; 7% fall). Mean intensities were low; the highest mean intensity was 4.6 ± 1.1 gametocytes per 5,000 uninfected erythrocytes for H. nettionis in summer. Of 123 local waterfowl, none were infected with any blood parasite. Thirty-five captive year-round resident waterfowl also were sampled and no blood parasites were found.

DeJong and Muzzall: Hematozoa of Waterfowl from Michigan
Randall J. DeJong and Patrick M. Muzzall "Hematozoa of Waterfowl from Michigan," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36(4), 767-773, (1 October 2000). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-36.4.767
Received: 31 January 2000; Published: 1 October 2000
KEYWORDS
Anatidae
Haemoproteus greineri
Haemoproteus nettionis
hematozoa
Leucocytozoon simondi
survey
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