ArticleParasites & vectors2019
From Africa to Europe: evidence of transmission of a tropical Plasmodium lineage in Spanish populations of house sparrows.
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- Hemoparasites in Wild Birds: A Systematic Review of Their Ecology and Clinical Implications.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Long-distance dispersal in the short-distance dispersing house sparrow (Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Unravelling the mosquito-haemosporidian parasite-bird host network in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula: insights into malaria infections, mosquito community and feeding preferences.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Prevalence of haemosporidia in Asian Glossy Starling with discovery of misbinding of Haemoproteus-specific primer to Plasmodium genera in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.BMC veterinary research · 2023Article
- Characterization of theInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2021Article
- Prevalence and genetic diversity of avian haemosporidian parasites in wild bird species of the order Columbiformes.Parasitology research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAvian malaria parasites are a highly diverse group that commonly infect birds and have deleterious effects on their hosts. Some parasite lineages are geographically widespread and infect many host species in many regions. Bird migration, natural dispersal, invasive species and human-mediated introductions into areas where competent insect vectors are present, are probably the main drivers of the current distribution of avian malaria parasites.
methodsA total of 412 and 2588 wild house sparrows (Passer domesticus) were captured in 2012 and 2013 in two areas of the Iberian Peninsula (central and southern Spain, respectively). Genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples; parasite lineages were sequenced and identified by comparing with GenBank and/or MalAvi databases.
resultsThirteen Plasmodium lineages were identified in house sparrows corresponding to three major clades. Five individuals were infected by the African Plasmodium lineage PAGRI02, which has been proposed to actively circulate only in Africa.
conclusionsDespite the low prevalence of PAGRI02 in sparrows in Spain, our results suggest that the area of transmission of this parasite is more widespread than previously thought and covers both Africa and Europe. Further studies of the global distribution of Plasmodium lineages infecting wild birds are required to identify the current transmission areas of these parasites. This is vital given the current scenario of global change that is providing new opportunities for avian malaria transmission into areas where parasites were previously absent.
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