Plasmodium relictum infection in culex quinquefasciatus (culicidae) decreases diel flight activity but increases peak dusk flight activity

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• who: Dayvion R. Adams from the of Plasmodium as well as any other haemosporidians and trypanosomes, with each field of view having approximately , red blood cellsScreening of blood smears was done twice from different fields of view to ensure no false negatives. Only one house sparrow had an active infection with P. relictum that was utilized for future inoculations. The blood from the P. relictum infected house sparrow tested negative for diverse arboviruses by RT-PCR, per institutional requirements associated with biosafety. All work with wild birds was approved by the Texas AandM University Institutional Animal Care . . .
  

   

  

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