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Plasmodium durae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. durae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
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Description
The parasite was first described by Herman in 1941. [1]
It is related to the following species:
Plasmodium asanum
Plasmodium circumflexum
Plasmodium fallax
Plasmodium formosanum
Plasmodium gabaldoni
Plasmodium hegneri
Plasmodium lophrae
Plasmodium lophrae
Plasmodium pediocetti
Plasmodium pinotti
Plasmodium polare
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in the United States of America and South Africa.
Clinical features and host pathology
Hosts of this species include domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) and Swainson's Francolin (Francolinus swainsoni).
References
- ^ Herman C. M. (1941) Plasmodium durae, a new species of malaria parasite from the common turkey. Am. J. Epidemiol. 34, 22-26
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