Intracellular Hematozoa of Raptors: A Review and Update

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-88

  Remple, J David ^a,b  

^a Dubai Falcon Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Aspen Wing Bird and Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Atoxoplasma; Avian raptors; Babesia; Coccidia; Haemoproteus; Hemosporidia; Hepatozoon; Leucocytozoon; Malaria; Piroplasm; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; COTRIMAZINE; DICLAZURIL; FANSIDAR; IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE; MEFLOQUINE; MEPACRINE; PRIMAQUINE; SULFACHLORPYRIDAZINE; TOLTRAZURIL;

BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD; COCCIDIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; LIFE CYCLE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM; PROTEUS; RAPTOR; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

APICOMPLEXA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; BABESIA; CICONIIFORMES; COCCIDIA; FALCONIFORMES; HAEMOPROTEUS; HEPATOZOON; LANKESTERELLA; LEUCOCYTOZOON; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PLASMODIUM RELICTUM; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; TOXOPLASMA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4043174342     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2003-008     Document Type: Review

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