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N. C. Nandi

Bio: N. C. Nandi is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Haematozoa. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 4 citations.
Topics: Haematozoa

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01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: Prevalence of blood parasites in 128 birds was observed out of a total of 418 birds belonging to 77 species and subspecies surveyed during the year 1974-1977 from Calcutta, Nadia, Sagar Island and Darjeeling of West Bengal.
Abstract: Prevalence of blood parasites in 128 birds (30.8%) of 23 species was observed out of a total of 418 birds belonging to 77 species and subspecies surveyed during the year 1974-1977 from Calcutta, Nadia, Sagar Island and Darjeeling of West Bengal. Infections with Haemoproteus (in 116 birds (27.7%) of 17 species), Plasmodium (in 15 birds (3.5%) of 8 species), Trypanosoma (in 6 birds (1.4%) of 4 species), Lankesterella (in 4 birds (0.9%) of 3 species) and microfilaria (in 23 birds (5.5%) of 11 species) were encountered. Double and multiple infections were quite common. Ten species of Haemoproteus viz., H. bennetti, H. eolumba'e, H. danilewskii, H. dieruri, H. /ringiliae, H. garnhami. H. o ryzivo rae, H. pastoris, H. syrnii and H. lhereicerycis; 3 species of Plasmodium viz., P. relic/um, P. cirellm!lexum and P. nucleophilum; 1 species and 1 subspecies of Trypanosoma vjz. T. avium and T. avium bake'; have been recorded. Some protozoan parasites and larval nematodes are yet to be specifically determined. Occurrence of blood parasites was greatest at Nadia. The infections of Haemoproteus was predominant. Ploeeus philippinus sampled exclusively at Nadia was accounted for 51.5% of infected birds. Haemoproteus syrnii, Plasmodium cireumflexum and P. nucleophilum are reported herein for the first time from India. New host-parasite records are indicated by asterisks(*).

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01 Jan 2020
TL;DR: A large number of studies on bird haemosporidians during the last century, particularly taxonomic descriptions, were conducted in a wide range of tropical birds, mainly in African countries.
Abstract: In 1884, only 5 years after A. Laveran discovered agents of human malaria, Vassily Danilewsky reported the first description of the pathological effects of avian malaria on their bird hosts. Shortly after, Sir Ronald Ross carried out the first investigation on the life cycle of avian Plasmodium parasites, being the first to show that the malaria parasite is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Since its discovery until now, bird malaria parasites have played a major role as model organisms in human malaria research. Experiments with avian malaria have significantly contributed to the description of the life cycle of Plasmodium parasites and for early antimalaria drug screening. Avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites are globally distributed; host diversity and environmental factors in the tropical regions favor the prevalence and diversity of this group of parasites. Thus, a large number of studies on bird haemosporidians during the last century, particularly taxonomic descriptions, were conducted in a wide range of tropical birds, mainly in African countries. Although the number of publications on this topic was not big during the first half of the last century, it significantly increased from late 1970s, reaching a maximum on early 1990s. During these periods, internationally recognized researchers such as G.F. Bennett, M.A. Peirce, and R.A. Earle, among others, published a number of studies reporting data of avian haemosporidian infections in many host taxa covering many tropical regions, as well as the descriptions of 134 novel species. During the last three decades, important contributions by G. Valkiūnas have organized and enriched the knowledge on the taxonomy of this group of protozoans. Here, we have conducted an extensive search for avian haemosporidians publications in the Web of Science Core Collection and a bibliometric analysis of the found documents during the period of 1909–2000. In this chapter, we present an extensive synthesis of research conducted on avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites across the different tropical regions (America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Oceania).

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