The Host Restriction of Haemoproteus columbae |
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| Authors: | J. R. BAKER |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, W.C.1, England |
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| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS. Sporozoites of Haemoproteus columbae failed to produce an erythrocytic infection in 4 Columba palumbus , tho 2 C. livia (the natural host of H. columbae ), inoculated with part of the same material, developed parasitemia. H. columbae formed oocysts in all of 6 Ornithomyia avicularia (the natural vector of the haemoproteid of C. palumbus ), but most of the oocysts appeared degenerate and no sporozoites were seen in the 4 O. avicularia which survived for 10–19 days. |
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