Avian malaria is a vector-transmitted disease caused by protozoa in the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus; these parasites reproduce asexually within bird hosts and both asexually and sexually within their insect vectors, which include mosquitoes (Culicidae), biting midges (Ceratopogonidae), and louse flies (Hippoboscidae). [6] .

Avian malaria is a disease caused by species of protozoan parasites (Plasmodium) that infect birds. Related species commonly infect reptiles, birds and mammals in tropical and temperate regions of the world.

avian malaria, infectious disease of birds that is known particularly for its devastation of native bird populations on the Hawaiian Islands. It is similar to human malaria in that it is caused by single-celled protozoans of the genus Plasmodium and is transmitted through the …

2024年2月20日 · Avian malaria causes pathogenic effects like anemia, weight loss, enlarged spleen, and even death in severe cases. Understanding the pathology or the functional changes associated with avian malaria is key to diagnosing and treating this disease.

2015年6月16日 · A study recently published in Science found that while the majority of bird species don’t die from avian malaria, it can produce chronic side effects. And these side effects can mean shorter life spans for infected birds.

2015年11月16日 · Avian malaria has already been implicated in the extinction of several Hawaiian birds, including the O’o and the Nukupu’u. Now, thanks to rising temperatures, it’s expected to threaten at least 10 more of the islands’ imperiled species by making their homes more hospitable to disease-carrying mosquitoes.

2025年1月8日 · Avian malaria is a mosquito-borne bird disease caused by a protozoan parasite (Plasmodium relictum). P. relictum reproduces in avian red blood cells. If the parasite load is sufficiently high, the bird loses red blood cells (anemia).

2022年6月15日 · Avian malaria is a vector-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. These parasites are transmitted via mosquito bites and can cause sickness or death in a wide variety of birds, including many threatened and endangered species.

Avian malaria is caused by a tiny little parasite that infects the red blood cells of birds. The way parasites move from one bird to another is through the bite of a mosquito. — [Narrator] The mosquito picks up the parasite when it feeds on the blood of an infected bird.

2021年3月11日 · The scientists found avian malaria in less than 4% of mosquitoes, and only at sites below 900 meters above sea level. But the results of a 2017 landbird monitoring effort by PACN and partners* across East Maui left scientists suspecting that conditions had changed.