Epidemiology and molecular phylogeny of Babesia sp. in Little Penguins Eudyptula minor in Australia

Epidemiology and molecular phylogeny of Babesia sp. in Little Penguins Eudyptula minor in Australia

•We examined blood smears from 263 wild little penguins in southeastern Australia.•Babesia sp. was detected in penguins in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.•True prevalence is estimated between 3.4% and 4.5%.•Babesia sp. from little penguins is closely related to B. poelea and B. uriae.•Babesi...

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Main Authors: Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl, Woehler, Eric J., Ruoppolo, Valeria, Vertigan, Peter, Carlile, Nicholas, Priddel, David, Finger, Annett, Dann, Peter, Herrin, Kimberly Vinette, Thompson, Paul, Ferreira Junior, Francisco C., Braga, Érika M., Hurtado, Renata, Epiphanio, Sabrina, Catão-Dias, José Luiz
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383760/

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