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Betancourt-Hernández, R. del P., Gallego-Ropero, M. C., & Cruz-Bernate, L. (2025). Infection Frequency and Parasitemia of Avian Haemosporidians Across Vegetation Cover and Altitude in Southwestern Colombia. Boletín Científico. Centro De Museos, 29(1), 65–90. https://doi.org/10.17151/bccm.2025.29.1.4
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Lorena Cruz-Bernate
Universidad del Valle
Abstract
Studying avian haemosporidians elucidates their distribution among hosts and potential links to habitat loss and degradation. To document infection frequency and parasitemia in birds across at different altitudes, three vegetation types (dense forest, fragmented forest, and wooded pastures), blood samples were collected via brachial venipuncture. Blood smears were fixed, stained (10% Giemsa), and analyzed via light microscopy. Infection frequency by parasite genus and parasitemia were estimated. Overall haemosporidian infection frequency was 22.2%, with Leucocytozoon most prevalent (10.9%), followed by Haemoproteus (8.7%) and Plasmodium (6.9%). Other parasites included microfilariae (1.09%) and Trypanosoma (0.36%). Infection frequency and parasitemia were influenced by ecological and taxonomic factors, varying by parasite genus. Host family correlated with both parameters for Haemoproteusand Plasmodium, while altitude and vegetation type also affected Leucocytozoon. Thraupidae had the highest infection rates, particularly in Anisognathus somptuosus, Tangara xanthocephala, T. nigroviridis, and Diglossa cyanea. This study is the first on haemosporidians in the Cauca Boot region, contributing to knowledge of neotropical host-parasite interactions and informing future avian conservation efforts.
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