Plasmodium jiangi
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Plasmodium jiangi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella .
Like all Plasmodium species P. jiangi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
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[edit] Description
[edit] Geographical occurrence
This species occurs in China.
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus).
[edit] References
Islam, K., and R. N. Williams. 2000. Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) and Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus). In The Birds of North America, No. 520 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
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