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Table 2 Results of haemosporidian detection on New World vultures from the United States

From: Parasitaemia data and molecular characterization of Haemoproteus catharti from New World vultures (Cathartidae) reveals a novel clade of Haemosporida

Species

State

Context

Year

Sample type

Blood smears

PCR

Turkey vulture (TUVU)

South Carolina

Bait trapping

2013–2014

Blood

28/96 (29)

31/96 (32)

California

Bait trapping

2010

Blood

NA

1/45 (2)

Georgia

Nuisance removals

2016

Blood, muscle, and spleen

NA

2/4 (50)

Virginia

Rehabilitation center

2016

Blood

NA

1/2 (50)

Virginia

Bait trapping

2011–2012

Liver

NA

2/10 (20)

Florida

Rehabilitation center

2016

Blood

0/2

2/2 (100)

Pennsylvania

Carcasses

2016

Blood, muscle and spleen

NA

1/3 (33)

Black vulture (BLVU)

South Carolina

Bait trapping

2013–2014

Blood

0/79

0/79

Georgia

Bait trapping

2013

Blood

0/11

0/11

Georgia

Nuisance removals

2016

Blood, muscle, spleen

NA

0/3

Virginia

Rehabilitation center

2016

Blood

NA

0/2

  1. Diagnostic results are shown as: number of samples positive/number of samples tested (%)
  2. NA not available