From: Epidemiology and pathology of avian malaria in penguins undergoing rehabilitation in Brazil
Latitude | Study site (time period) | Blood smears + PCR | PCR | Blood smears | Histopathology | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13°00’S | Bahia (1999–2008)‡ | 7 (1) | - | 7 (1) | - | 8 (2) |
13°00’S | Bahia (Jun2009-Dec2012)‡ | 21 (2) | - | - | - | 21 (2) |
20°20’S | Espírito Santo (1999–2008)‡ | 2 | - | 17 (1) | - | 19 (1) |
20°20’S | Espírito Santo (Sep2012) | 86 | - | 111 | - | 197 |
20°20’S | Espírito Santo (Sep2012-Feb2013) | 18 (2) | 20 (1) | - | - | 38 (3) |
22°50’S | Rio de Janeiro (1999–2008)‡ | 6 | 1 (1) | 5 | 1 (1) | 13 (2) |
22°50’S | Rio de Janeiro (Jan2009-Dec2012)‡ | 2 | - | 6 | - | 8 |
23°58’S | São Paulo (Aug2010-Sep2010) | 1 | 11 | - | - | 12 |
27°36’S | Santa Catarina (Mar2009-Feb2013)† | 106 (19) | 81 (8) | 37 (2) | - | 224 (29) |
32°02’S | Rio Grande do Sul (1999–2008) | - | - | 11 | 2 (2) | 13 (2) |
32°02’S | Rio Grande do Sul (Jan2009-Dec2012)† | 192 (3) | 8 | 21 | - | 221 (3) |
Total | Systematic sample collection | 298 (22) | 89 (8) | 58 (2) | - | 445 (32) |
Opportunistic sample collection | 143 (5) | 32 (2) | 151 (2) | 3 (3) | 329 (12) | |
Grand total | 441 (27) | 121 (10) | 209 (4) | 3 (3) | 774 (44) |