Plasmodium buteonis

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Plasmodium buteonis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.

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

Plasmodium buteonis
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P. buteonis
Binomial name
Plasmodium buteonis

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Description

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

Geographical occurrence

This parasite is found in Israel.

Clinical features and host pathology

P. buteonis infects the common buzzard (Buteo buteo).

References

  1. Paperna I., Yosef R., Landau I. (2007) Plasmodium spp. in raptors on the Eurasian-African migration route. Parasite. 14(4):313-322.


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