Evidence for Haemosporidian Parasite Infections in Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) Sampled in Alaska, USA during the Breeding Season

John A. Reed; Matthew G. Sexson; Matthew M. Smith; Joel A. Schmutz; Andrew M. Ramey

doi:10.7589/2018-01-012

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1 October 2018 Evidence for Haemosporidian Parasite Infections in Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) Sampled in Alaska, USA during the Breeding Season

John A. Reed, Matthew G. Sexson, Matthew M. Smith, Joel A. Schmutz, Andrew M. Ramey

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 54(4):877-880 (2018). https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-01-012

Abstract

We assessed hematozoa infection in Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) at two areas in Alaska, US. No Haemoproteus or Plasmodium species were detected. Leucocytozoon prevalence was 6.5% for adults across sites and 41.9% for juveniles sampled in the Arctic, providing evidence for local transmission. All Leucocytozoon haplotypes were previously detected in waterfowl.

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John A. Reed, Matthew G. Sexson, Matthew M. Smith, Joel A. Schmutz, and Andrew M. Ramey "Evidence for Haemosporidian Parasite Infections in Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) Sampled in Alaska, USA during the Breeding Season," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 54(4), 877-880, (1 October 2018). https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-01-012

Received: 19 January 2018; Accepted: 17 April 2018; Published: 1 October 2018

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