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<i>Plasmodium forresteri</i>

Plasmodium forresteri

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium forresteri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford et al. in 1979.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This organism is found in Florida and southern Georgia, United States.

Clinical features and host pathology

This organism naturally infects the following species:

Experimental infections have been established in the following species:

The only currently known mosquito vector is Culex restuans.

References

  1. [1]
    Telford Jr., Sam R.; Nayar, Jai K.; Foster, Garry W.; Knight, Judy W. (1997). "Plasmodium forresteri n. sp., from raptors in Florida and southern Georgia: its distinction from Plasmodium elongatum morphologically within and among host species and by vector susceptibility". Journal of Parasitology. 83 (5): 932–937. doi:10.2307/3284292. JSTOR 3284292. PMID 9379302.
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