A new methodology for sporogony research of avian haemoproteids in laboratory-reared Culicoides spp., with a description of the complete sporogonic development of Haemoproteus pastoris

Abstract Background Haemosporidian parasites of the genus Haemoproteus (Haemoproteidae) are widespread and cause haemoproteosis in birds and therefore, their diversity, ecology and evolutionary biology have become subjects of intensive research. However, the vectors and transmission patterns of haem...

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Main Authors: Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Rasa Bernotienė, Rita Žiegytė, Mikas Ilgūnas, Tatjana Iezhova, Gediminas Valkiūnas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3832-x