Application of in-situ hybridization for the detection and identification of avian malaria parasites in paraffin wax-embedded tissues from captive penguins.

Publikationen als Autor:in / Herausgeber:in der Vetmeduni

Weissenböck, Herbert; Richter, Barbara

Abstrakt

Avian haemosporidian blood parasites, including species of Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon, are transmitted by blood-sucking dipteran insect vectors and all three, but most often Plasmodium spp., are referred to as avian malaria. Diagnosis of infection may prove complex in tissue samples from dead birds. To overcome this problem, a chromogenic in-situ hybridization (ISH) method was established, which facilitates detection of parasites directly within the tissue.

DOI

10.1016/j.jcpa.2010.09.120

Präsentationsart

Poster

Konferenzort

Belgrade, SERBIA

Konferenzland

Serbien