Developmental stages of a Frenkelia sp.-like coccidium were observed in tissue sections of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum of a naturally infected red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) that died and was examined at necropsy. Developmental stages were located in the lamina propria of these tissues. Thirty sporulated sporocysts measured 11.1 × 8.1 μm in tissue sections. Four sporozoites were present in each sporulated sporocyst. The coccidial infection was not a contributing factor in the death of this red-tailed hawk.
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1 October 1987
Frenkelia sp.-like Infection in the Small Intestine of a Red-tailed Hawk
David S. Lindsay,
Sandra I. Ambrus,
Byron L. Blagburn
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 23 • No. 4
October 1987
Vol. 23 • No. 4
October 1987
Buteo jamaicensis borealis
Frenkelia sp.
Isospora buteonis
red-tailed hawk
Sarcocystis sp.