Plasmodium lagopi explained

Plasmodium lagopi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species P. lagopi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Description

The parasite was first described by Oliger in 1956.[1]

Vectors

Not known.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology Supplement 15 . Judith M. Humphrey . Dorothy B. Segal . 1 March 1966 . US Department of Agriculture . 14 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161215031308/http://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/92083/Suppl_15_2_pdfa.pdf.txt . 15 December 2016 . live.

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