Recent advances in the study of avian malaria: an overview with an emphasis on the distribution of Plasmodium spp in Brazil

Recent advances in the study of avian malaria: an overview with an emphasis on the distribution of Plasmodium spp in Brazil

Avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium) have a worldwide distribution except for Antarctica. They are transmitted exclusively by mosquito vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) and are of particular interest to health care research due to their phylogenetic relationship with human plasmodia and their ability to...

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Main Authors: Érika Martins Braga, Patricia Silveira, Nayara Oliveira Belo, Gediminas Valkiūnas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Plasmodium
avian malaria
birds
conservation
experimental infection
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000900002&lng=en&tlng=en

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