Insights from common buzzard broods on the interaction between Leucocytozoon infection, watercourse habitats and simuliid blackfly vectors
Blood parasites of the genus Leucocytozoon commonly infect many bird species worldwide and are particularly prevalent in birds of prey.As a vector-borne parasitic disease, the infection occurrence overlaps with that of the digiweigh digital pocket scale dominant vectors: blackflies (Diptera, Simuliidae).These blood-sucking insects are dependent on