Prevalence of blood parasites in Tyrannidae (flycatchers) in the Eastern plains of Colombia

Blood samples from 159 birds of the New-world family Tyrannidae (the flycatchers) from the eastern plains of Colombia, were examined for haematozoa parasites, in 1999-2000. Haematozoa were detected in six of 20 species. The overall prevalence was 10.1%. The most common parasites detected were microf...

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Main Authors: Nubia E Matta, Natalia Basto, Rafael Gutierrez, Oscar A Rodríguez, Ellis C Greiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000300005