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Hematologic examinations showed elevated basophil and eosinophil counts in infected individuals, indicating an immune response to the infection. Phylogenetic analyses supported the close genetic relationship of isolates from this study with hemoparasites found in other freshwater turtle species. Overall, these results contribute to the understanding of the diversity and genetic relationships of hemogregarine species in freshwater turtles.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7589\/jwd-d-25-00178","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,3]],"date-time":"2026-07-03T08:56:21Z","timestamp":1783068981000},"page":"619-632","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["BLOOD PARASITES OF THE PHYLUM APICOMPLEXA AND HEMATOLOGICAL VALUES IN EUROPEAN POND TURTLES (EMYS ORBICULARIS) FROM LUBLIN VOIVODESHIP, EASTERN POLAND"],"prefix":"10.7589","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Barbora","family":"Pavl'\u00e1kov\u00e1","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Science, Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, \u0160rob\u00e1rov\u00e1 2, 040 01 Ko\u0161ice, Slovak Republic"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Noemi","family":"Ko\u017eejov\u00e1","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Science, Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, \u0160rob\u00e1rov\u00e1 2, 040 01 Ko\u0161ice, Slovak Republic"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vikt\u00f3ria","family":"Majl\u00e1thov\u00e1","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Science, Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, \u0160rob\u00e1rov\u00e1 2, 040 01 Ko\u0161ice, Slovak Republic"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Monika","family":"Kassayov\u00e1","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Science, Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, \u0160rob\u00e1rov\u00e1 2, 040 01 Ko\u0161ice, Slovak Republic"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Miroslav","family":"Ba\u0148as","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Science, Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, \u0160rob\u00e1rov\u00e1 2, 040 01 Ko\u0161ice, Slovak Republic"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Grzegorz","family":"Grzywacewszki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pawe\u0142","family":"\u0141api\u0144ski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Zesp\u00f3\u0142 Lubelskich Park\u00f3w Krajobrazowych w Che\u0142me, ul. 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