Blood parasites (Trypanosoma, Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus) in the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus): diversity, incidence and persistence of infection at the individual level.

Background: A high prevalence of parasites may result from life-long persistence of infection or from high reinfection rates. We have studied blood parasites in a breeding population of the accipitrid raptor, Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), to determine parasite diversity and turnover.

Methods: During this 7-year study, 210 adult Eurasian sparrowhawks breeding in the city of Prague were checked for parasites using several diagnostic methods.

Avian Louse Flies and Their Trypanosomes: New Vectors, New Lineages and Host-Parasite Associations.

Louse flies (Hippoboscidae) are permanent ectoparasites of birds and mammals. They have a cosmopolitan distribution with more than 200 described species. The aim of this study was to reveal host-vector-parasite associations between louse flies, birds, and trypanosomes.

Trypanosomes of the Group: Phylogeny and New Potential Vectors.

Trypanosomes belonging to group are mammalian blood parasites with keds and horse fly vectors. Our aim is to study to vector specificity of trypanosomes. During our bloodsucking Diptera survey, we found a surprisingly high prevalence of trypanosomes in mosquitoes (154/4051).

Complete Life Cycle of , an Avian Trypanosome Transmitted by Culicine Mosquitoes.

Avian trypanosomes are cosmopolitan and common protozoan parasites of birds; nevertheless, knowledge of their life cycles and vectors remains incomplete. Mosquitoes have been confirmed as vectors of and suggested as vectors of ; however, transmission has been experimentally confirmed only for the former species. This study aims to confirm the experimental transmission of to birds and its localization in vectors.

How monoxenous trypanosomatids revealed hidden feeding habits of their tsetse fly hosts.

Tsetse flies are well-known vectors of trypanosomes pathogenic for humans and livestock. For these strictly blood-feeding viviparous flies, the host blood should be the only source of nutrients and liquids, as well as any exogenous microorganisms colonising their intestine. Here we describe the unexpected finding of several monoxenous trypanosomatids in their gut.

Horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of three West African countries: A faunistic update, barcoding analysis and trypanosome occurrence.

Horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) are of medical and veterinary importance since they transmit a range of pathogens. The horse fly fauna of tropical Africa is still poorly known, and in some geographical areas has not been studied for decades. This study summarizes the results of tabanid collections performed in three West African countries where only sparse data were previously available, the Central African Republic (CAR), Gabon and Liberia.