Plasmodium parahexamerium
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Plasmodium parahexamerium is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella.
Like all Plasmodium species P. parahexamerium has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
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Description
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2009.[1]
Geographical occurrence
This parasite is found in West Africa.
Vectors
Not known.
Clinical features and host pathology
P. parahexamerium infects the white-tailed alethe (Alethe diademata).
References
- ↑ Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2009) New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res. 104(5):1061-1077
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