BLOOD PARASITES OF SOME PASSERIFORM BIRDS IN BAGHDAD AREA, CENTRAL IRAQ | ||
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum | ||
Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2013, Pages 29-36 | ||
Authors | ||
Mohammad K.Mohammad; Azhar A. Al-Moussawi | ||
Abstract | ||
Examining of passeriform birds collected in Baghdad area revealed presence of seven species of blood parasites belonging to three genera, Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, and Plasmodium. Records of microfilariae (larval nematodes) were also indicated. Results showed wide distribution of Plasmodium relictum among passerine hosts. | ||
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