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TY - JOUR AU - Ramesh Chandra2, Nasim Jahan1* and PY - 2010/09/22 Y2 - 2025/09/23 TI - Hypoglycemia in Columba livia Due to the Infection of Apicomplexan Parasites JF - Journal of Experimental Sciences JA - JES VL - 1 IS - 5 SE - Life Sciences DO - UR - https://www.updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jes/article/view/1723 SP - AB - <span><div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; background: white; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 6pt 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in; padding: 0in;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: ";Tahoma";,";sans-serif";;">ABSTRACT</span></strong><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: ";Tahoma";,";sans-serif";;">: The impact of two apicomplexan parasites, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Haemoproteus</em> and <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Plasmodium</em> species in naturally infected <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Columba livia</em> was evaluated in order to examine the effects on the host. <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Haemoproteus</em> occurred at a higher prevalence (55.63%) in <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Columba livia</em> as compared to <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Plasmodium</em> (6.76%). Blood sugar level was found to be 273.27 ± 1.13 mg/dl and 269.25 ± 1.18 mg/dl in uninfected male and female C. livia respectively. In lone infection of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Haemoproteus</em> the values of glucose decreased by 16.37% in male and 18.17% in female pigeons. The values decreased by 21.27% and 21.99% in male and female pigeons respectively under concurrent infections of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Haemoproteus</em> and <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Plasmodium</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>as compared to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>uninfected <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C. livia</em> indicating that hypoglycemia is a frequent outcome of apicomplexan infection and that the manifestation is greater under concurrent infectivity.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: ";Tahoma";,";sans-serif";;"> </span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: ";Tahoma";,";sans-serif";;">Key words:</span></strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: ";Tahoma";,";sans-serif";;"> </span></em><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: ";Tahoma";,";sans-serif";;">Glucose, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Haemoproteus</em>, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Plasmodium</em>, concomitant </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><sup>1</sup>Department of Life Science, R.K.S. Degree College, Sahawar Kanshiramnagar 207245 (U.P.) India; <sup>2</sup>S.S.(P.G.) College, Shahjahanpur, U.P. India</p></span> ER -