VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

HAEMOPROTEUS COLUMBAE IN CHELONIANS

• The Haemoproteus columbae infection is commonly observed in birds and reptiles. The halter shaped gametocytes are usually found in the erythrocytes.
• The cosmopolitan hippoboscid flies are the vectors of this infection. The affected reptiles usually become anaemic and emaciated.