Epidemiology and molecular phylogeny of Babesia sp. in Little Penguins Eudyptula minor in Australia. Issue 2 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl; Woehler, Eric J.; Ruoppolo, Valeria; Vertigan, Peter; Carlile, Nicholas; Priddel, David; Finger, Annett; Dann, Peter; Herrin, Kimberly Vinette; Thompson, Paul; Ferreira Junior, Francisco C.; Braga, Érika M.; Hurtado, Renata; Epiphanio, Sabrina; Catão-Dias, José Luiz
• Is Part Of: International journal for parasitology. Volume 4:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 198
• Page End: 205
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Parasites -- Periodicals; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Animals -- Periodicals; Wildlife diseases -- Periodicals; Parasites -- Periodicals; Animals, Wild -- Periodicals; Animals; Parasites; Parasitology; Wildlife diseases; Periodicals; 591.7857
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.03.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-2244

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab0010"> <title id="st0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">We examined blood smears from 263 wild little penguins in southeastern Australia.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015"> <italic>Babesia</italic> sp. was detected in penguins in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">True prevalence is estimated between 3.4% and 4.5%.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025"> <italic>Babesia</italic> sp. from little penguins is closely related to <italic>B. poelea</italic> and <italic>B. uriae</italic>.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0030"> <label></label> <p id="p0030"> <italic>Babesia</italic> infections were assymptomatic.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>