Plasmodium garnhami

Plasmodium garnhami

"Plasmodium garnhami" is a protozoan 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.

Taxobox
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name = "Plasmodium garnhami"
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regnum = Protista
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium"
species = "P. garnhami"
binomial = "Plasmodium garnhami"

Description

The parasite was first described by Guindy "et al" in 1965. 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 ]

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").

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