HAEMOPROTEUS BALEARICAE AND OTHER BLOOD PARASITES OF FREE-RANGING FLORIDA SANDHILL CRANE CHICKS

We obtained blood smears from 114 Florida sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pratensis) chicks in Osceola and Lake Counties, Florida, USA, during 1998–2000. Leucocytozoon grusi was observed in 11 (10%) chicks; Haemoproteus antigonis was observed in eight (7%) chicks; and three (3%) chicks were infected...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 2004-10, Vol.40 (4), p.682-687
Hauptverfasser:	Dusek, Robert J., Spalding, Marilyn G., Forrester, Donald J., Greiner, Ellis C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anemia Animals Animals, Newborn Animals, Wild - parasitology Apicomplexa - isolation & purification Bird Diseases - epidemiology Bird Diseases - parasitology Bird Diseases - pathology Birds Florida Florida - epidemiology Grus canadensis pratensis Haemoproteus antigonis Haemoproteus balearicae Leucocytozoon grusi Parasitemia - epidemiology Parasitemia - pathology Parasitemia - veterinary PARASITOLOGY Protozoan Infections, Animal - epidemiology Protozoan Infections, Animal - parasitology Protozoan Infections, Animal - pathology sandhill crane
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Zusammenfassung:	We obtained blood smears from 114 Florida sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pratensis) chicks in Osceola and Lake Counties, Florida, USA, during 1998–2000. Leucocytozoon grusi was observed in 11 (10%) chicks; Haemoproteus antigonis was observed in eight (7%) chicks; and three (3%) chicks were infected with Haemoproteus balearicae. One chick infected with H. balearicae suffered from severe anemia (packed cell volume=13%) and was later found moribund. At necropsy this bird also had severe anemia and damage to the heart possibly due to hypoxia. This is the first report of H. balearicae in free-ranging North American cranes.
ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.682