Recent advances in the study of avian malaria: An overview with an emphasis on the distribution of Plasmodium spp in Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 3-11

  Braga, Érika Martins ^a   Silveira, Patricia ^a   Belo, Nayara Oliveira ^a   Valkiũnas, Gediminas ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Avian malaria; Birds; Conservation; Experimental infection; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

AVES; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HAEMOSPORIDA; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA);

EID: 80051759577     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000900002     Document Type: Review

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