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RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
卷 104, 期 -, 页码 123-125出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.12.010
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Bird; Blood parasites; Captive raptor; Malaria; Plasmodium spp.; Zoo
Blood parasites infect all vertebrates (Clayton and Moore 1997). Avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp., Plasmodiidae) are cosmopolitan in their distribution and are responsible for severe diseases in domestic and wild birds. In September 2009, nine raptorial birds that either arrived recently or were maintained as permanent residents at the Safaripark Pombia (northwest Italy) showed loss of stamina, developing listlessness, anorexia and regurgitation. Within one month three animals died and were necropsied. Following the diagnosis of Plasmodium infection all other raptorial birds were treated: clinical improvement was observed in all birds, and blood smears made after one month resulted negative for parasites. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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