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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 40(4), 2004, pp. 804-807
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Leucocytozoon lovati Infections in Wild Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in Japan

Mio Hagihara1, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi2, Masanobu Kitahara3, Katsuya Hirai2 and Koichi Murata1,4

1 Department of Wildlife Science, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan;
2 Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagito, Gifu 501-1112, Japan;
3 Institute of Alpine Environmental Research, 12-388 Inao, Taira, Ohmachi, Nagano 398-0001, Japan
4 Corresponding author (email: k-murata{at}brs.nihon-u.ac.jp)

ABSTRACT:   Leucocytozoon lovati infections were detected in free-flying rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus), an endangered species that inhabits alpine areas in Japan. Eight of nine adult birds tested positive for L. lovati infection. For comparison, two captive rock ptarmigans hatched in a breeding facility at the foot of the mountains were examined. Both were negative for L. lovati infection. This is the first report of L. lovati infection in the rock ptarmigan in Japan.
  Key words:  Hematozoa, Japan, Lagopus mutus, Leucocytozoon lovati, rock ptarmigan.






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