Blood Parasites of Frogs From an Equatorial African Montane Forest in Western Uganda

2010/04/01 by Anne M. Readel, Tony L. Goldberg · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Immunology and Microbiology · #Parasite Biology and Host Interactions #Vector-borne infectious diseases #Bird parasitology and diseases

paper · doi:10.1645/ge-2284.1

Abstract

In a survey of blood parasites in Ugandan frogs, 30 (17%) of 180 frogs were infected with at least 1 species of Hepatozoon or Trypanosoma, or with microfilariae. There were significant differences in the prevalence of parasitism among species, with parasitemia detected in only 3 of 9 species. The intensity of blood parasite infection ranged from 1 to 1,080 infected cells per 5,000 cells examined. Seasonal changes in the prevalence and intensity of parasitemia were not observed, nor was there any association between parasitemia and infection with the pandemic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

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