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Midway Atoll survey of avian malaria prevalence in passerines 2023

Dates

Publication Date
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2023-10-05
End Date
2023-11-17

Citation

Paxton, E., Can, Y., and Fukunaga, K., 2024, Midway Atoll survey of avian malaria prevalence in passerines 2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1UDSSAZ.

Summary

Non-native passerines, common canary (Serinus canaria; n=24) and the common myna (Acridotheres tristis; n=19), were captured by US Fish and Wildlife Service Biologists on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, and had a blood sample taken to test for avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) infection. Blood samples were analyzed for the presence of avian malaria DNA using a Realtime PCR (qPCR) assay. No evidence of avian malaria was found in any of the bird samples.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Eben Paxton, U.S. Geological Survey, NW-PACIFIC ISLAND REG
Process Contact :
Jonathan Plissner, Midway Atoll National Widlife Refuge, Eben Paxton, U.S. Geological Survey, NW-PACIFIC ISLAND REG
Originator :
Eben H Paxton, Yasemin R Can, Kristi Fukunaga
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, PIERC
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Midway Atoll survey of avian malaria prevalence in passerines 2023.xml
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Canary on Midway by Daniel Clark USFWS.jpg
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Midway Disease Sampling qPCR Report.csv 2.16 KB text/csv

Purpose

Midway Atoll is a proposed site for the translocation of endangered Northwestern Hawaiian Island passerine birds such as the Nihoa finch (Telespiza ultima), Nihoa millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi), or Laysan finch (Telespiza cantans). All of these species are believed to be highly vulnerable to avian malaria, and the mosquito that vectors avian malaria (Culex quinquefasciatus) is present on Sand Island, Midway Atoll. These samples were collected from birds at Sand Island to screen for active avian malaria, which provides information important for deciding on whether to move forward with proposed translocations.
Canary on Midway Atoll. Photo: D. Clark, USFWS.
Canary on Midway Atoll. Photo: D. Clark, USFWS.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P1UDSSAZ

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