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Evidence for the exchange of blood parasites between North America and the Neotropics in blue-winged teal (Anas discors)

Overview of attention for article published in Parasitology Research, June 2016
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Title
Evidence for the exchange of blood parasites between North America and the Neotropics in blue-winged teal (Anas discors)
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Parasitology Research, June 2016
DOI 10.1007/s00436-016-5159-2
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Andrew M. Ramey, John A. Reed, Patrick Walther, Paul Link, Joel A. Schmutz, David C. Douglas, David E. Stallknecht, Catherine Soos

Abstract

Blue-winged teal (Anas discors) are abundant, small-bodied dabbling ducks that breed throughout the prairies of the northcentral USA and central Canada and that winter in the southern USA and northern Neotropics. Given the migratory tendencies of this species, it is plausible that blue-winged teal may disperse avian pathogens, such as parasites causing avian malaria, between spatially distant areas. To test the hypothesis that blue-winged teal play a role in the exchange of blood parasites between North America and areas further south, we collected information on migratory tendencies of this species and sampled birds at spatially distant areas during breeding and non-breeding periods to diagnose and genetically characterize parasitic infections. Using a combination of band recovery data, satellite telemetry, molecular diagnostics, and genetic analyses, we found evidence for (1) migratory connectivity of blue-winged teal between our sampling locations in the Canadian prairies and along the US Gulf Coast with areas throughout the northern Neotropics, (2) parasite acquisition at both breeding and non-breeding areas, (3) infection of blue-winged teal sampled in Canada and the USA with Plasmodium parasite lineages associated with the Neotropics, and (4) infection of blue-winged teal with parasites that were genetically related to those previously reported in waterfowl in both North America and South America. Collectively, our results suggest that blue-winged teal likely play a role in the dispersal of blood parasites between the Neotropics and North America, and therefore, the targeting of this species in surveillance programs for the early detection of Neotropical-origin avian pathogens in the USA may be informative.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Lithuania 1 2%
United States 1 2%
Unknown 64 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 16 24%
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 15%
Student > Master 5 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 6%
Student > Postgraduate 4 6%
Other 14 21%
Unknown 13 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 26%
Environmental Science 9 14%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 8 12%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 3%
Other 4 6%
Unknown 18 27%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 June 2017.
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#6,732,515
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#498
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#108,521
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Outputs of similar age from Parasitology Research
#8
of 101 outputs
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