Table 2.
Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon lineages isolated from raptors in rehabilitation facilities in Iran
| Host order | Host species | Common name | Host residency (Iran) | Sampling sites (n) | Mic. Hae.1 | Haemoproteus lineages (no.) | Mic. Leu.1 | Leucocytozoon lineages (no.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accipitriformes | Accipiter badius | Shikra | NA | R (8) | 1 | hACCBAD02 (1) | 0 | – |
| Aquila chrysaetos | Golden eagle | + | R (1), G (1) | 0 | – | 0 | – | |
| Aquila rapax | Tawny eagle | + | R (1), G (4) | 2 | – | 0 | – | |
| Buteo buteo | Eurasian buzzard | + | R (15), G (6) | 5 |
hBUTBUT04 (2)2 hBUTBUT05 (1) hBUTBUT06 (1) |
0 |
lATN01 (1) lMULVIS01 (1) lBUBT03 (1)2 |
|
| Circus aeruginosus | Western marsh harrier | + | G (2) | 1 | hCIAE04 (1) | 0 | – | |
| Haliaeetus albicilla | White-tailed eagle | + | G (1) | 0 | – | 0 | lCIAE02 (1) | |
| Milvus migrans | Black kite | NA | G (1) | 1 | hMILMIG01 (1) | 0 | – | |
| Neophron percnopterus | Egyptian vulture | NA | G (1) | 0 | – | 0 | – | |
| Falconiformes | Falco tinnuculus | Common kestrel | + | R (12), G (3) | 3 |
hFALTIN01 (1) hLK03 (4) |
0 | – |
| Falco subbuteo | Eurasian hobby | NA | R (1) | 1 | hFALSUB02 (1) | 0 | – | |
| Strigiformes | Athene noctua | Little owl | + | R (3) | 0 |
hTYTAL04 (1) hLK03 (1) |
1 | lATN01 (1) |
| Bubo bubo | Eurasian eagle-owl | + | R (1) | 0 | – | 1 | lBUBO05 (1) | |
| Otus scops | Eurasian scops owl | NA | R (1) | 1 | hOTSCO07 (1) | 0 | – | |
| Total (percentage) | 62 | 15 (24.1%) | 16 (25.8%) | 2 (3.22%) | 6 (9.67%) | |||
Rehabilitation facilities are in Razavi Khorasan (R), Golestan (G) provinces. Novel lineages are specified in bold
1Number of positive samples by microscopic examination are retrieved from [52]; Mic. Hae: number of Haemoproteus positive samples, Mic. Leu: number of Leucocytozoon positive samples. The detected parasites by specific primers are underlined
2Co-infection