Parasites

1. Ivanova-Aleksandrova, N., Christova, I., Dimitrov, D., Marinov, M. P., Panayotova, E., Trifonova, I., Taseva, E., Gladnishka, T.,  Kamenov, G., Ilieva, M.,  Zehtindjiev, P. 2021. Records of Ixodid Ticks on Wild Birds in Bulgaria. Probl. Infect. Parasit. Dis. 49(2), 35–39. link
2. Emmenegger, T., Bensch, S., Hahn, S., Kishkinev, D., Procházka, P., Zehtindjiev, P., & Bauer, S. 2020. Effects of blood parasite infections on spatiotemporal migration patterns and activity budgets in a long‐distance migratory passerine. Ecol. Evol., ece3.7030. (doi:10.1002/ece3.7030)
3. Neto, J. M., Mellinger, S., Halupka, L., Marzal, A., Zehtindjiev, P., & Westerdahl, H. 2020. Seasonal dynamics of haemosporidian (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida) parasites in house sparrows Passer domesticus at four European sites: comparison between lineages and the importance of screening methods. Int. J. Parasitol., 50, 523-532. (doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.03.008)
4. Dimitrov, D., Marinov, M. P., Bobeva, A., Ilieva, M., Bedev, K., Atanasov, T., & Zehtindjiev, P. 2019. Haemosporidian parasites and leukocyte profiles of pre-migratory rosy starlings (Pastor roseus) brought into captivity. Anim. Migr. 6, 41–48. (doi:10.1515/ami-2019-0005)
5. Tokarevich, N. K., Panferova, Y. A., Freylikhman, O. A., Blinova, O. V., Medvedev, S. G., Mironov, S. V., Tretyakov, K. A., Dimova, T., Zaharieva, M. M., Nikolov, B., Zehtindjiev, P., Najdenski, H. 2019. Coxiella burnetii in ticks and wild birds. Ticks Tick. Borne. Dis. 10, 377–385. (doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.11.020)
6. Emmenegger, T., Bauer, S., Dimitrov, D., Olano Marin, J., Zehtindjiev, P., & Hahn, S. 2018. Host migration strategy and blood parasite infections of three sparrow species sympatrically breeding in Southeast Europe. Parasitol. Res. 117, 3733–3741. (doi:10.1007/s00436-018-6072-7)
7. Dimitrov, D., Ilieva, M., Ivanova, K., Brlík, V., & Zehtindjiev, P. 2018 Detecting local transmission of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites (Apicomlexa, Haemosporida) at a Special Protection Area of Natura 2000 network. Parasitol. Res. 117, 2187–2199. (doi:10.1007/s00436-018-5906-7)
8. Hahn, S., Bauer, S., Dimitrov, D., Emmenegger, T., Ivanova, K., Zehtindjiev, P., & Buttemer, W. A. 2018. Low intensity blood parasite infections do not reduce the aerobic performance of migratory birds. Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 285, 20172307. (doi:10.1098/RSPB.2017.2307)
9. Ivanova, K., Zehtindjiev, P., Mariaux, J., Dimitrov, D., & Georgiev, B. B. 2018 Avian haemosporidians from rain forests in Madagascar: Molecular and morphological data of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon. Infect. Genet. Evol. 58, 115–124. (doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2017.12.017)
10. Marinov, M. P., Marchetti, C., Dimitrov, D., Ilieva, M., & Zehtindjiev, P. 2017 Mixed haemosporidian infections are associated with higher fearfulness in Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava). Can. J. Zool. 95, 405-410. (doi:10.1139/cjz-2016-0121)
11. Marinov, M., Zehtindjiev, P., Dimitrov, D., Ilieva, M., Bobeva, A. & Marchetti, C. 2017 Haemosporidian infections and host behavioural variation: a case study on wild-caught nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos). Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 29, 126-137. (doi:10.1080/03949370.2015.1102776)
12. Peev, S., Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M., Träff, J., Briedis, M. & Adamík, P. 2016 Haemosporidian blood parasite diversity and prevalence in the semi-collared flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata) from the eastern Balkans. Parasitol. Int. 65, 613–617. (doi:10.1016/j.parint.2016.09.007)
13. Clark, N. J., Wells, K., Dimitrov, D. & Clegg, S. M. 2016 Co-infections and environmental conditions drive the distributions of blood parasites in wild birds. J. Anim. Ecol. 85, 1461–1470. (doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12578)
14. Dimitrov, D., Iezhova, T. A., Zehtindjiev, P., Bobeva, A., Ilieva, M., Kirilova, M., Bedev, K., Sjöholm, C. & Valkiūnas, G. 2016 Molecular characterisation of three avian haemoproteids (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), with the description of Haemoproteus (Parahaemoproteus) palloris n. sp. Syst. Parasitology 93, 431–449. (doi:10.1007/s11230-016-9638-8)
15. Valkiūnas, G., Žiegytė, R., Palinauskas, V., Bernotienė, R., Bukauskaitė, D., Ilgūnas, M., Dimitrov, D. & Iezhova, T. A. 2015 Complete sporogony of Plasmodium relictum (lineage pGRW4) in mosquitoes Culex pipiens pipiens, with implications on avian malaria epidemiology. Parasitol. Res. 114, 3075–3085. (doi:10.1007/s00436-015-4510-3)
16. Hellgren, O., Atkinson, C. T., Bensch, S., Albayrak, T., Dimitrov, D., Ewen, J., Kim, K. S., Lima, M. R., Martin, L., Palinauskas, V., Ricklefs, R., Seghal, R. N. M., Valkiunas, G., Tsuda, Y. & Marzal, A. 2015 Global phylogeography of the avian malaria pathogen Plasmodium relictum based on MSP1 allelic diversity. Ecography 38, 842–850. (doi: 10.1111/ecog.01158)
17. Dimitrov, D., Palinauskas, V., Iezhova, T. A., Bernotienė, R., Ilgūnas, M., Bukauskaitė, D., Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M., Shapoval, A. P., Bolshakov, C. V., Markovets, M. Y., Bensch, S. & Valkiūnas, G. 2015 Plasmodium spp.: An experimental study on vertebrate host susceptibility to avian malaria. Exp. Parasitol. 148, 1–16. (doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.11.005)
18. Asghar, M., Hasselquist, D., Hansson, B., Zehtindjiev, P., Westerdahl, H. & Bensch, S. 2015 Hidden costs of infection: Chronic malaria accelerates telomere degradation and senescence in wild birds. Science 347, 436–438. (doi:10.1126/science.1261121)
19. Ivanova, K., Zehtindjiev, P., Mariaux, J. & Georgiev, B. B. 2015 Genetic diversity of avian haemosporidians in Malaysia: cytochrome b lineages of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (Haemosporida) from Selangor. Infect. Genet. Evol. 31, 33–39. (doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2015.01.004)
20. Dimitrov, D., Zehtindjiev, P., Bensch, S., Ilieva, M., Iezhova, T. & Valkiūnas, G. 2014 Two new species of Haemoproteus Kruse, 1890 (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from European birds, with emphasis on DNA barcoding for detection of haemosporidians in wildlife. Syst. Parasitol. 87, 135–151. (doi:10.1007/s11230-013-9464-1)
21. Valkiūnas, G., Palinauskas, V., Ilgūnas, M., Bukauskaitė, D., Dimitrov, D., Bernotienė, R., Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M. & Iezhova, T. A. 2014 Molecular characterization of five widespread avian haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida), with perspectives on the PCR-based detection of haemosporidians in wildlife. Parasitol. Res. 113, 2251–2263. (doi:10.1007/s00436-014-3880-2)
22. Dimitrov, D., Valkiūnas, G., Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M. & Bensch, S. 2013 Molecular characterization of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) in yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava), with description of in vitro ookinetes of Haemoproteus motacillae. Zootaxa 3666, 369–381. (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3666.3.7)
23. Zehtindjiev, P., Ivanova, K., Mariaux, J. & Georgiev, B. B. 2013 First data on the genetic diversity of avian haemosporidians in China: Cytochrome b lineages of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (Haemosporida) from Gansu Province. Parasitol. Res. 112, 3509–3515. (doi:10.1007/s00436-013-3533-x)
24. Asghar, M., Westerdahl, H., Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M., Hasselquist, D. & Bensch, S. 2012 Primary peak and chronic malaria infection levels are correlated in experimentally infected great reed warblers. Parasitology 139, 1246–1252. (doi:10.1017/S0031182012000510)
25. Zehtindjiev, P., Križanauskienė, A., Bensch, S., Palinauskas, V., Asghar, M., Dimitrov, D., Scebba, S. & Valkiūnas, G. 2012 A new morphologically distinct avian malaria parasite that fails detection by established polymerase chain reaction-based protocols for amplification of the cytochrome B gene. J. Parasitol. 98, 657–665. (doi:10.1645/GE-3006.1)
26. Marzal, A., Ricklefs, R. E., Valkiūnas, G., Albayrak, T., Arriero, E., Bonneaud, C., Czirják, G. A., Ewen, J., Hellgren, O., Hořáková, D., Iezhova, T. A., Jensen, H., Križanauskienė, A., Lima, M. R., de Lope, F., Magnussen, E., Martin, L. B., Møller, A. P., Palinauskas, V., Pap, P. L., Pérez-Tris, J., Sehgal, R. N. M., Soler, M., Szöllősi, E., Westerdahl, H., Zetindjiev, P. & Bensch, S. 2011 Diversity, loss, and gain of malaria parasites in a globally invasive bird. PLoS One 6, 1–8. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021905)
27. Zehtindjiev, P., Križanauskienė, A., Scebba, S., Dimitrov, D., Valkiūnas, G., Hegemann, A., Tieleman, B. I. & Bensch, S. 2011 Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis): a comparative PCR-based and microscopy study on the parasite diversity and prevalence in southern Italy and the Netherlands. Eur. J. Wildl. Res. 58, 335–344. (doi:10.1007/s10344-011-0586-y)
28. Dimitrov, D., Zehtindjiev, P. & Bensch, S. 2010 Genetic diversity of avian blood parasites in SE Europe: Cytochrome b lineages of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (Haemosporida) from Bulgaria. Acta Parasitol. 55, 201–209. (doi:10.2478/s11686-010-0029-z)
29. Ilieva, M. 2009 Checklist of the chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Bulgaria. Zootaxa 2138, 1–66. link
30. Mutafchiev, Y., Zehtindjiev, P. & Georgiev, B. 2009 First record of the nematode Aviculariella alcedonis (Yamaguti et Mitunaga, 1943) (Spirurida, Acuariidae) in Europe, with SEM observations and comments on its taxonomic position. Acta Parasitol. 54, 374–379. (doi:10.2478/s11686-009-0057-8)
31. Shurulinkov, P. & Ilieva, M. 2009 Spatial and temporal differences in the blood parasite fauna of passerine birds during the spring migration in Bulgaria. Parasitol. Res. 104, 1453–1458. (doi:10.1007/s00436-009-1349-5)
32. Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M., Križanauskienė, A., Oparina, O., Oparin, M. & Bensch, S. 2009 Occurrence of haemosporidian parasites in the paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola (Passeriformes, Sylviidae). Acta Parasitol. 54, 295–300. (doi:10.2478/s11686-009-0052-0)
33. Valkiūnas, G., Zehtindjiev, P., Dimitrov, D., Križanauskienė, A., Iezhova, T. A. & Bensch, S. 2008 Polymerase chain reaction-based identification of Plasmodium (Huffia) elongatum, with remarks on species identity of haemosporidian lineages deposited in GenBank. Parasitol. Res. 102, 1185–1193. (doi:10.1007/s00436-008-0892-9)
34. Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M., Westerdahl, H., Hansson, B., Valkiūnas, G. & Bensch, S. 2008 Dynamics of parasitemia of malaria parasites in a naturally and experimentally infected migratory songbird, the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Exp. Parasitol. 119, 99–110. (doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2007.12.018)
35. Valkiūnas, G., Zehtindjiev, P., Hellgren, O., Ilieva, M., Iezhova, T. A. & Bensch, S. 2007 Linkage between mitochondrial cytochrome b lineages and morphospecies of two avian malaria parasites, with a description of Plasmodium (Novyella) ashfordi sp. nov. Parasitol. Res. 100, 1311–1322. (doi:10.1007/s00436-006-0409-3)
36. Ilieva, M. 2005 New data on the chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Bulgaria. Acta Zool. Bulg. 57, 37–48. link
37. Valkiūnas, G., Iezhova, T. A., Golemansky, V. G., Pilarska, D. K. & Zehtindjiev, P. 2000 Blood protozoan parasites (Protozoa: Kinetoplastida and Haemosporida) in wild birds from Bulgaria. Acta Zool. Bulg. 51, 127–129.