Plasmodium_accipiteris

<i>Plasmodium accipiteris</i>

Plasmodium accipiteris

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium accipiteris is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Paperna et al. in 2007.[1]

Distribution

This parasite is found in Israel.[citation needed]

Vectors

Not known.

Hostsy

P. accipiteris infects the Levant sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes).[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    Paperna, I.; Yosef, R.; Landau, I. (2007). "Plasmodium spp. in raptors on the Eurasian-African migration route". Parasite. 14 (4): 313–322. doi:10.1051/parasite/2007144313. ISSN 1252-607X. PMID 18225420. Open access icon


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