This paper would not have been possible without the assistance of the late Gordon R Bennett, who graciously examined blood smears for hematozoa.
In 1999 we prepared blood smears from all adults to check for the presence of hematozoa, bloodborne parasites transmitted by biting Diptera.
Birds that were captured twice during the breeding season were considered to have been parasitized for analyses of return rates if hematozoa were detected in either sample.
Blood smears can detect infection by these hematozoa, but are thought to have low diagnostic sensitivity.
We found that 85% of the birds harbored hematozoa, and the intensity of infection averaged 93.9 parasites per 100 microscope fields.
Definition of hematozoon in US English:
hematozoon
nounˌhēmətə-
Any parasitic organism that lives in the blood.
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We found that 85% of the birds harbored hematozoa, and the intensity of infection averaged 93.9 parasites per 100 microscope fields.
In 1999 we prepared blood smears from all adults to check for the presence of hematozoa, bloodborne parasites transmitted by biting Diptera.
Blood smears can detect infection by these hematozoa, but are thought to have low diagnostic sensitivity.
This paper would not have been possible without the assistance of the late Gordon R Bennett, who graciously examined blood smears for hematozoa.
Birds that were captured twice during the breeding season were considered to have been parasitized for analyses of return rates if hematozoa were detected in either sample.