Leucocytozoon smithiin South African Turkeys
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- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Avian Pathology
- Vol. 7 (4) , 645-649
Abstract
Leucocytozoon smithi was discovered in a flock of turkeys not far from Onderstepoort. This is the first record of the presence of this blood parasite in Africa. Simulium nigritarse is suspected to act as vector of this parasite.Keywords
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