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Methodological Challenges of Detecting Haemoproteus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) Co-infections in Wild Avian Hosts.
Acta parasitologica - 5 Aug 2026
Šujanová Alžbeta, Harl Josef, Duc Mélanie, Himmel Tanja, Valkiūnas Gediminas
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PURPOSE: Accurate detection and characterization of avian haemosporidian infections remain challenging due to frequent co-infections of morphologically similar and genetically diverse parasite lineages. This study aimed to assess the concordance of different diagnostic approaches in detecting Haemoproteus co-infections. METHODS: We investigated Haemoproteus infections in the Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)...
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