"Malaria, Avian" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any of a group of infections of fowl caused by protozoa of the genera PLASMODIUM, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus. The life cycles of these parasites and the disease produced bears strong resemblance to those observed in human malaria.
Descriptor ID |
D008289
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MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.530.606 C22.131.498
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Concept/Terms |
Malaria, Avian- Malaria, Avian
- Avian Malaria
- Avian Malarias
- Malarias, Avian
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2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malaria, Avian" by people in Profiles.
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Atkinson CT, Saili KS, Utzurrum RB, Jarvi SI. Experimental evidence for evolved tolerance to avian malaria in a wild population of low elevation Hawai'i 'Amakihi (Hemignathus virens). Ecohealth. 2013 Dec; 10(4):366-75.
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Jarvi SI, Farias ME, Atkinson CT. Genetic characterization of Hawaiian isolates of Plasmodium relictum reveals mixed-genotype infections. Biol Direct. 2008 Jun 25; 3:25.