Treatment of Haemoproteus tinnunculi in falcons

SIR, — Haemoproteus tinnunculi is an avian haemoparasite affecting Falconiformes worldwide ([Peirce 2003][1]). Pathogenicity associated with these haematozoa has been recently recognised in falcons and therapy with primaquine proved partially satisfactory ([Tarello 2007][1]). We therefore tested