La paloma de Castilla (Columba livia) es un ave introducida en el Perú y es portadora de hemoparásitos que pueden o no causar sintomatología clínica. Al no contar con referencias para la Ciudad de Lima, el objetivo del estudio fue determinar la presencia de hemoparásitos en las palomas de Castilla procedentes de una zona urbana y una zona rural en el departamento de Lima. El estudio se llevó a cabo en el centro poblado Pampas San Alejo ubicado en la ciudad y provincia de Barranca (zona rural) y en un Zoológico ubicado en el distrito de San Juan de Miraflores, ciudad y provincia de Lima (zona urbana). Se capturaron 52 aves adultas utilizando redes de neblina (25 machos y 27 hembras), 28 y 24 aves en la zona rural y urbana, respectivamente. Las aves capturadas fueron llevadas al Laboratorio Central de la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias Escuela Académico Profesional de Medicina V...

The aim of the study was to determine the presence of blood parasites in feral populations of the rock dove (Columba livia) in the department of Lima, Peru. The study was carried out in Pampas San Alejo, located in Barranca (rural area) and in a zoo located in San Juan de Miraflores district (urban area). A total of 52 adult birds were captured using mist nets, resulting 28 and 24 pigeons in the rural and urban area respectively. Blood samples from the brachial vein were collected, and blood smears were fixed with methanol and stained with Giemsa. Results showed 94.2% (49/52) positive to the presence of hemoparasites: Haemoproteus sp (94.2%; 47/52), Plasmodium sp (13.5%; 7/52) and Leucocytozoon sp (1.9%; 1/52). The Haemoproteus sp infestation intensity was very low (24.5%), low (59.2%) and medium (16.3%). All rural birds were positive, while only 87.5% (21/24) of birds in the urban area ...

The aim of the study was to determine the presence of blood parasites in feral populations of the rock dove (Columba livia) in the department of Lima, Peru. The study was carried out in Pampas San Alejo, located in Barranca (rural area) and in a zoo located in San Juan de Miraflores district (urban area). A total of 52 adult birds were captured using mist nets, resulting 28 and 24 pigeons in the rural and urban area respectively. Blood samples from the brachial vein were collected, and blood smears were fixed with methanol and stained with Giemsa. Results showed 94.2% (49/52) positive to the presence of hemoparasites: Haemoproteus sp (94.2%; 47/52), Plasmodium sp (13.5%; 7/52) and Leucocytozoon sp (1.9%; 1/52). The Haemoproteus sp infestation intensity was very low (24.5%), low (59.2%) and medium (16.3%). All rural birds were positive, while only 87.5% (21/24) of birds in the urban area ...