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ArticleParasitology2025

Haemosporidian infection risk and community structure determined by duck feeding guild.

Jeffrey A Bell, Laura E Bell, Tyler J Achatz, Kimberly Bates, Riley D White, Vasyl V Tkach

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jeffrey A BellDepartment of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9146-4318
Laura E BellAgriculture and Natural Resources Department, University of Minnesota Crookston, Crookston, MN, USA.
Tyler J AchatzDepartment of Natural Sciences, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2472-4372
Kimberly BatesDepartment of Biology, Winona State University, Winona, MN, USA.
Riley D WhiteDepartment of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
Vasyl V TkachDepartment of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5084-7566

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Birds possess the most diverse assemblage of haemosporidian parasites, although the true diversity is unknown due to high genetic diversity and insufficient sampling across all avian clades. Waterfowl (Order Anseriformes) are an ideal group to discover hidden parasite diversity and examine the role of host ecology in parasite transmission. Waterfowl contain 2 distinct feeding guilds, dabbling and diving, which differ in niche utilization that likely alters vector encounter rates and haemosporidian parasite risk. To determine the role of feeding guild in haemosporidian parasitism we analysed 223 blood samples collected by hunters from the upper Midwest of the United States from 2017 to 2019. Fifty-four individuals were infected by haemosporidian parasites (24·2% prevalence). Infection prevalence differed significantly between dabbling (34·9%,

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Bird DiseasesDucksFeeding BehaviorHaemosporidaProtozoan Infections, AnimalAnimalsPrevalenceRisk FactorsAnseriformesavian malariafeeding guildHaemosporidaLeucocytozoonParahaemoproteusparasite communitiesPlasmodiumWaterfowl

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PMCPMC12089446

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