Table 1 Macroscopic characteristics of the spleen in three Plasmodium cathemeriumâlike (lineage HOFI_CA_JSC_1P) infected canaries and one, aged-matched, uninfected control
Bird ID | Infection status | Spleen | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shape | Length (cm) | Diameter (cm) | Approximate volume (cm3) | ||
0502 | Infected | Cylindrical | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.188 |
0509 | Infected | Cylindrical | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.226 |
0505 | Infected | Cylindrical | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.295 |
0507 | Uninfected | Cylindrical | 0.9 | 0.15 | 0.016 |