Linking avian malaria parasitemia estimates from quantitative PCR and microscopy reveals new infection patterns in Hawai'i

• Published in: International journal for parasitology Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 123 - 130
• Main Authors: Seidl, Christa M, Ferreira, Francisco C, Parise, Katy L, Paxton, Kristina L, Paxton, Eben H, Atkinson, Carter T, Fleischer, Robert C, Foster, Jeffrey T, Marm Kilpatrick, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Wild; Hawaii - epidemiology; Malaria, Avian - epidemiology; Malaria, Avian - parasitology; Microscopy; Mosquito Vectors; Parasitemia - epidemiology; Parasitemia - parasitology; Parasitemia - veterinary; Passeriformes - parasitology; Plasmodium - genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Hawaii; Avian malaria; Plasmodium; qPCR; Hawaiian honeycreepers; Prevalence; Microscopy

Plasmodium parasites infect thousands of species and provide an exceptional system for studying host-pathogen dynamics, especially for multi-host pathogens. However, understanding these interactions requires an accurate assay of infection. Assessing Plasmodium infections using microscopy on blood sm...