Leucocytozoon coracinae sp. nov. is described from the avian family Campephagidae and Hepatozoon apodis sp. nov. from the Apodidae. The distribution of these parasites within their respective families is discussed.

Host selection in blood-sucking arthropods has important evolutionary and ecological implications for the transmission dynamics, distribution and host-specificity of the parasites they transmit. The black salt-marsh mosquito (Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann) is distributed throughout tropical to temperate coastal zones in the Americas, and continental populations are primarily mammalphilic. It i...

Dogs serve as hosts for a great number of parasites, which may affect their health and wellbeing. This study aimed to observe tick borne pathogens in dogs from Palestine including Hepatozoon canis and Babesia species. The prevalence of both H. canis and Babesia species infections in apparently healthy dogs, from ten districts of the West Bank was surveyed. DNA was extracted from blood samples o...

Case summary A 6-year-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat from Cyprus was presented with multiple ulcerated skin nodules. Cytology and histopathology of the lesions revealed granulomatous dermatitis with intracytoplasmic organisms, consistent with amastigotes of Leishmania species. Biochemistry identified a mild hyperproteinaemia. Blood extraction and PCR detected Leishmania species, Hep...

Hepatozoonosis is a protozoal disease caused by various species of Hepatozoon. This parasite is transmitted from tick; the main vector of Hepatozoon canis is usually the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). However, several species of ticks are disposed as the alternative vectors. Dogs are usually infected by eating the tick or a part of the tick organ infected by the mature oocysts conta...

Species of Hepatozoon are apicomplexan parasites infecting tetrapod vertebrates and hematophagous arthropods. Two species, Hepatozoon catesbianae and Hepatozoon clamatae, have been described inhabiting the erythrocytes of bullfrogs and green frogs. A number of characteristics typically used to distinguish between members of this genus are shared between these 2 species, prompting speculation as...

For species at risk of extinction, any parasites they have would be expected to face a similar fate. In such cases, time is running out for efforts to identify and study their parasitic fauna before they are gone. We surveyed the hemoparasite fauna of 50 black-chested, spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura melanosterna), a critically-endangered species, on an island off the coast of Honduras. Blood ...

Birds from three National Parks (Bwindi Impenetrable, Kibale, and Queen Elizabeth) in western Uganda were surveyed during the dry season in July 2003 and investigated for hematozoa by microscopic examination of stained blood films. Of 307 birds examined, representing 68 species of 15 families and four orders, 61.9% were found to be infected with blood parasites. Species of Haemoproteus (15.3% p...

پیرو یافتن تک‌یاخته­ی Hepatozoon canis و نماتود Cercopithifilaria bainae در سگ­های ایران، این مطالعه با هدف تشخیص ناقلین بالقوه­ی دو انگل میان کنه­های جمع­آوری شده از ۵ استان ایران انجام شد. مهر ماه 1397 تا خرداد 1401 تعداد 222 قلاده سگ صاحبدار 541 ولگرد استان­های­ همدان (305 قلاده)، کرمانشاه (227 یزد (80 خوزستان (71 قلاده) مازندران جهت آلودگی به کنه­ مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند. جمع آوری (3339 عدد)...