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Piroplasms of New Zealand seabirds.
Parasitology research - 1 Dec 2014
Paparini Andrea, McInnes Linda M, Di Placido Daniela, Mackereth Graham, Tompkins Daniel M, Clough Richard, Ryan Una M, Irwin Peter J
Abstract excerpt
Blood and ectoparasitic ticks were collected from migratory seabirds in New Zealand, including Australasian gannets (n = 13) from two sites and red-billed gulls (n = 9) and white-fronted terns (n = 2) from a third location. Blood smears were screened for parasite presence by microscopy, while DNA from blood samples was subjected to PCR for the presence of tick-transmitted protozoan haemoparasites belonging to the...
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