Plasmodium garnhami
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| Kingdom: | Protista
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| Genus: | Plasmodium
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| Species: | P. garnhami
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| Plasmodium garnhami | |
Plasmodium garnhami is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species, P. garnhami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description[]
The parasite was first described by Guindy et al. in 1965.[1]
Geographical occurrence[]
This species is found in Egypt.
Clinical features and host pathology[]
Host species include the hoopoe (Upupa epops) and the rain quail (Coturnix coromandelica).
References[]
- ^ Guindy E., Hoogstraal H., Mohammed Ah. (1965) Plasmodium garnhami sp. nov. from the Egyptian hoopoe (Upupa epops major Brehm) Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 59:280 - 284
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