Plasmodium garnhami
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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.
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[edit] Description
The parasite was first described by Guindy et al in 1965. [1]
[edit] Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Egypt.
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
Host species include the hoopoe (Upupa epops) and the rain quail (Coturnix coromandelica).
[edit] 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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