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he·ma·to·zo·on

 (hē′mə-tō-zō′ŏn′, hĭ-măt′ə-)
n. pl. he·ma·to·zo·a (-zō′ə)
A parasitic protozoan or similar organism that lives in the blood.
he′ma·to·zo′al, he′ma·to·zo′ic adj.
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1) All intracellular hematozoa are in the phylum Apicomplexa.
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Paucity of hematozoa in Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in West Greenland and coastal Texas.
Migratory movements and mortality of Peregrine Falcons banded in Greenland, 1972-97
and Trypanosoma avium are the hematozoa recorded in birds of prey worldwide (Deem 1999, Munoz et al.
Health of an ex situ population of raptors (Falconiformes and Strigiformes) in Mexico: diagnosis of internal parasites
In Europe, asymptomatic blood infections by hematozoa have been regularly observed, with an especially high prevalence in songbirds (4).
Avian malaria deaths in parrots, Europe
Distribution of the avian hematozoa of North America.
Prevalence of hematozoan parasites (apicomplexa) in some common passerine birds (Passeriformes) from east-central Oklahoma
Prevalence of Hematozoa in Falcons in the United Arab Emirates With Respect to the Origin of Falcon Hosts.
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2003), suggesting that neotropical strains of avian hematozoa may be more virulent and kill more birds than other strains elsewhere, leading to low prevalence in mist-netted birds.
Hematozoarios en aves del Parque Nacional Natural La Macarena (Colombia)
Blood smears can detect infection by these hematozoa, but are thought to have low diagnostic sensitivity (Bennett 1962).
ISLAND AND TAXON EFFECTS IN.PARASITISM AND RESISTANCE OF LESSER ANTILLEAN BIRDS
Hemograms and hematozoa of sharp-shinned (Accipiter striatus) and Cooper's hawks (Accipiter cooperii) captured during spring migration in northern New York.
Hematologic parameters in raptor species in a rehabilitation setting before release
Hematozoa of water-fowl from the Kellogg Biological Station area in southwestern Michigan.
Hematologia y citoquimica de las celulas sanguineas de Rhinella fernandezae (Anura: Bufonidae) en Espinal y Delta-Islas Del Rio Parana, Argentina
Malaria diagnosis was based on the identification of hematozoa on a thin blood film and/or on a thick blood film stained with Giemsa.
Concurrent dengue and malaria in Cayenne Hospital, French Guiana
None of the toads of either species harbored trematodes, hematozoa in the blood, or coccidian oocysts in the feces.
Endoparasites of Hurter's spadefoot, Scaphiopus hurterii and plains spadefoot, Spea bombifrons (anura: Scaphiopodidae), from southern Oklahoma

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