Blood parasites of some birds from São Paulo State, Brazil

A total of 3.449 birds, representing 195 species of 33 families from three areas in São Paulo State, Brazil, were examined for hematozoa during the period 1967-1972. Only 268 birds (7.8%) of 21 families harbored a blood parasite, which represented by species of Haemoproteus (3.5%), microfilaria (2.6...

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Main Authors: Gordon F. Bennett, Oscar de Souza Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1980-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761980000100012