Comparative morphometric evaluation of hepatic hemosiderosis in wild Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) infected with different Plasmodium spp. subgenera

Comparative morphometric evaluation of hepatic hemosiderosis in wild Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) infected with different Plasmodium spp. subgenera

Abstract Avian malaria is one of the most important diseases of captive penguins. We employed morphometric techniques to evaluate hepatic hemosiderosis in rehabilitating wild Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) that were negative (n = 9) or naturally infected by different subgenera of Pla...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Ewbank, Ricardo de Francisco Strefezzi, Carlos Sacristán, Cristiane Kiyomi Miyaji Kolesnikovas, Aryse Martins, Luis Felipe Silva Pereira Mayorga, Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, José Luiz Catão-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2019-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Malária aviária
ferro
hemosiderina
fígado
morfometria
pinguim
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