Malaria in Farmed Ungulates: an Exciting New System for Comparative Parasitology

ABSTRACT A wide array of vertebrates can serve as the intermediate hosts to malaria parasites (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida), such as birds, lizards, and several groups of mammals, including primates, bats, rodents, and ungulates. The latter group of hosts has not been intensively studied since early d...

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Autor principal:	Susan L. Perkins
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:20c52918fe5847e9b5ac15435b89958b2021-11-15T15:22:14ZMalaria in Farmed Ungulates: an Exciting New System for Comparative Parasitology10.1128/mSphere.00161-182379-5042https://doaj.org/article/20c52918fe5847e9b5ac15435b89958b2018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00161-18https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042ABSTRACT A wide array of vertebrates can serve as the intermediate hosts to malaria parasites (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida), such as birds, lizards, and several groups of mammals, including primates, bats, rodents, and ungulates. The latter group of hosts has not been intensively studied since early descriptions of a small set of taxa were published, but new reports of these parasites in both expected and new hosts have recently been published. A new paper reports the presence of Plasmodium odocoilei in farmed white-tailed deer in Florida, particularly in animals less than 1 year old, and provides evidence that the parasites may contribute to mortality in fawns. That paper opens new opportunities to study the malaria parasite-mammal interface in North America.Susan L. PerkinsAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticledeerhemosporidianmalariaungulateMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSphere, Vol 3, Iss 2 (2018)
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description	ABSTRACT A wide array of vertebrates can serve as the intermediate hosts to malaria parasites (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida), such as birds, lizards, and several groups of mammals, including primates, bats, rodents, and ungulates. The latter group of hosts has not been intensively studied since early descriptions of a small set of taxa were published, but new reports of these parasites in both expected and new hosts have recently been published. A new paper reports the presence of Plasmodium odocoilei in farmed white-tailed deer in Florida, particularly in animals less than 1 year old, and provides evidence that the parasites may contribute to mortality in fawns. That paper opens new opportunities to study the malaria parasite-mammal interface in North America.
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title	Malaria in Farmed Ungulates: an Exciting New System for Comparative Parasitology
title_short	Malaria in Farmed Ungulates: an Exciting New System for Comparative Parasitology
title_full	Malaria in Farmed Ungulates: an Exciting New System for Comparative Parasitology
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Malaria in Farmed Ungulates: an Exciting New System for Comparative Parasitology

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