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Plasmodium cuculus is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium .
Like all Plasmodium species P. cuculus has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
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Description
The parasite was first identified by Zhu, He and Miao in 2002.
This species has not yet been described. The species was identified from a DNA sequence from cytochrome b. Given the lack of DNA sequences from many of the known bird species this may turn out to be a junior synonom of a previously described known species.
Geographical occurrence
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This 'species' was isolated in China.
Clinical features and host pathology
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This 'species' was isolated from the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus).
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