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  <dc:date>2004</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We obtained blood smears from 114 Florida sandhill crane (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Grus canadensis pratensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;) chicks in Osceola and Lake Counties, Florida, USA, during 1998–2000.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Leucocytozoon grusi&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;was observed in 11 (10%) chicks;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Haemoproteus antigonis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;was observed in eight (7%) chicks; and three (3%) chicks were infected with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Haemoproteus balearicae&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;. One chick infected with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;H. balearicae&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;suffered from severe anemia (packed cell volume=13%) and was later found moribund. At necropsy this bird also had severe anemia and damage to the heart possibly due to hypoxia. This is the first report of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;H. balearicae&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;in free-ranging North American cranes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.682</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Wildlife Disease Association</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Haemoproteus balearicae and other blood parasites of free-ranging Florida sandhill crane chicks</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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