Prevalence and diversity of avian haemosporidians may vary with anthropogenic disturbance in tropical habitats in myanmar

Avian malaria and related haemosporidians (genera Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leu-cocytozoon) infect most clades of bird. Although these parasites are present in almost all continents, they have been irregularly studied across different geographical regions. Despite the high bird diversity in Asia, the diversity of avian haemosporidians in this region is largely unknown. Moreover, anthropogenic changes to habitats in tropical regions may have a profound impact on the overall composition of haemosporidian communities. Here we analyzed the diversity and host association of bird haemosporidians from areas with different degrees of anthropogenic disturbance in Myan-mar, revealing an unexplored diversity of these parasites (27% of newly-discovered haemosporid-ian lineages, and 64% of new records of host–parasite assemblages) in these tropical environments. This newly discovered diversity will be valuable for detecting host range and transmission areas of haemosporidian parasites. We also found slightly higher haemosporidian prevalence and diversity in birds from paddy fields than in individuals from urban areas and hills, thus implying that human alteration of natural environments may affect the dynamics of vector-borne diseases. These outcomes provide valuable insights for biodiversity conservation management in threatened tropical ecosystems.

Marzal, AlfonsoUniversity of Extremadura(Swepub:lu)biol-anm (author)
Magallanes, SergioUniversity of Extremadura (author)
García-Longoria, LuzLund University,Lunds universitet,MEMEG,Biologiska institutionen,Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten,Molekylär ekologi och evolution,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Department of Biology,Faculty of Science,Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab,Lund University Research Groups,University of Extremadura(Swepub:lu)lu1626ga (author)
Suarez-Rubio, MarcelaUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (author)
Bates, Paul J.J.University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna,Harrison Institute (author)
Lin, Htet HtetMawlamyine University (author)
Soe, Aye NyeinMawlamyine University (author)
Oo, Khin SweMyeik University (author)
Aye, Aung AungMyeik University (author)
Wilbur, Naw DollyUniversity of Mandalay (author)
Win, Ni NiUniversity of Mandalay (author)
Soe, Yupa TinUniversity of Mandalay (author)
Linn, Khaing KhinUniversity of Mandalay (author)
Renner, Swen C.Natural History Museum, Vienna (author)
CSIC Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE)University of Extremadura (creator_code:org_t)

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