Plasmodium garnhami explained

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).

Notes and References

1. 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