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Bird Malaria

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Birds are worldwide infected with merozoites/schizonts of various Plasmodium species. In general there are no severe symptoms in infections (e.g., with P. relictum, P. cathemerium, or Pc elongatum). Apparently birds and these protozoans have a long history of coexistence. However, in nonadapted hosts (e.g., penguins or birds imported from far away) severe symptoms and death may occur. Vectors are – depending on the Plasmodium species – mosquitoes of the genera Aedes, Anopheles, or Culex.

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  • Lindt S, Hörning B (1966) Über Malaria und Pinguine. Verhandl Erkrank Zootiere 8:223–231

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  • Seed TM, Manwell RD (1977) Plasmodia of birds. In: Kreier JP (ed) Parasitic protozoa, vol. 3, pp 133–357

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  • Valkunas G et al (2008) PCR-based identification of Plasmodium elongatum. Parasitol Res 102:1185–1193

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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Bird Malaria. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4957-1

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