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Thin blood smears prepared from 125 South Polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) at breeding islands and feeding sites in the Vestfold Hills region of Antarctica between December 1999 and Janurary 2000 did not contain hematozoa.
Penguins breeding in the Antarctic have evolved in the most isolated ecosystem in the world. However, recent increase in human activity in the region, both in tourism and science, has led to concern regarding the possible introduction of infectious agents to Antarctic wildlife.
Penguins breeding in the Antarctic have evolved in the most isolated ecosystem in the world, receiving only very minimal exposure to infectious agents from other regions. However, yearly expansion of human activity in the region, seen both in tourism and science…
Antarctica is considered the most remote ecosystem in the world yet recent studies have discovered high infection rates for some common poultry diseases in penguins.