This article, which was published in the Waterbirds journal in December 2015, deals with the prevalence of the “avian malaria” amongst several heron species that can be found in the Camargue (Southern France).
Results show that despite favourable environmental conditions and the presence of several infected vectors, the chicks from these colonies do not carry the parasites that are responsible for the avian malaria.
You can access this article on its publisher’s website, as well as its abstract, through the opposite link.
Photo: Blach-Crowed Night Heron and chicks, Camargue (© H. Hafner/Tour du Valat)