Outbreak of avian malaria associated to multiple species of Plasmodium in magellanic penguins undergoing rehabilitation in southern Brazil.

Outbreak of avian malaria associated to multiple species of Plasmodium in magellanic penguins undergoing rehabilitation in southern Brazil.

Avian malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium spp. Avian plasmodia are recognized conservation-threatening pathogens due to their potential to cause severe epizootics when introduced to bird populations with which they did not co-evolve. Penguins are considered particularly suscepti...

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Main Authors: Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Cristiane K M Kolesnikovas, Sandro Sandri, Patrícia Silveira, Nayara O Belo, Francisco C Ferreira Junior, Sabrina Epiphanio, Mário Steindel, Érika M Braga, José Luiz Catão-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3988135?pdf=render

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