ABSTRACT
A total of 389 birds of 32 species representing 14 families from Tchad were examined for blood parasites. Eighty-nine (22.9%) harbored infections of Haemoproteus (64%), Plasmodium (12.4%), Trypanosoma (1.1%), Atoxoplasma (=Lankesterella) (5.6%), and microfilaria (28.1%). Species of Leucocytozoon were not observed in the present study. The occurrence of the different genera differed markedly between bird families; members of the Ploceidae comprised 85% of the infected birds.
Subject(s)
Bird Diseases/parasitology , Protozoan Infections, Animal , Animals , Apicomplexa , Birds/parasitology , Chad , Coccidiosis/veterinary , Malaria, Avian/parasitology , Trypanosomiasis/veterinarySubject(s)
Camelus , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/veterinary , Morantel/therapeutic use , Nematode Infections/veterinary , Pyrimidines/therapeutic use , Stomach Diseases/veterinary , Animals , Chad , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/drug therapy , Nematode Infections/drug therapy , Stomach Diseases/drug therapyABSTRACT
Aprocta cylindrica Linstow, 1883, was identified in Africa (Tchad) from Passeriform birds Ploceidae belonging to the species Quelea quelea quelea (L), Ploceus capitalis (Latham), P. cucullatus (Müller) and Euplectes orix (Insert). Its experimental life cycle achieved in Orthoptera Locusta migratoria allows the study of the three first larval stages.