Ecological immunology of mosquito-malaria interactions: Of non-natural versus natural model systems and their inferences [PDF]
, 2009 There has been a recent shift in the literature on mosquito/Plasmodium interactions with an increasingly large number of theoretical and experimental studies focusing on their population biology and evolutionary processes.
Tripet, F
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Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2026.Abstract Urbanization can modify species interactions, including those between parasites and their hosts. In birds, urbanization can either increase or decrease avian malaria (haemosporidian) infection, depending on host species, parasite, or study location. However, temporal coordination between parasites and hosts, which may impact infection outcomes,
Davide M. Dominoni +4 more
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On the study of the transmission networks of blood parasites from SW Spain: diversity of avian haemosporidians in the biting midge Culicoides circumscriptus and wild birds [PDF]
, 2013 Background Blood-sucking flying insects play a key role in the transmission of pathogens of vector-borne diseases. However, at least for the case of avian malaria parasites, the vast majority of studies focus on the interaction between parasites and ...
Ferraguti, Martina +4 more
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The Genesis of Malaria: The Origin of Mosquitoes and Their Protistan Cargo, Plasmodium falciparum [PDF]
, 2013 Malaria is caused by the parasite belonging to the genus Plasmodium; however, creation biologists maintain this organism was not always parasitic. Plasmodium is probably a degenerate form of algae.
Gillen, Alan L., Sherwin, Frank
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Molecular analyses on host-seeking black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) reveal a diverse assemblage of Leucocytozoon (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida) parasites in an alpine ecosystem [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Molecular studies have suggested that the true diversity of Leucocytozoon (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida) species well exceeds the approximately 35 currently described taxa.
Courtney C. Murdock +3 more
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Low prevalence of blood parasites in a long-distance migratory raptor: the importance of host habitat [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The low prevalence of blood parasites in some bird species may be related to the habitats they frequent, the inexistence of the right host-parasite assemblage or the immunological capacity of the host.
Figuerola, Jordi +9 more
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Co- and mixed-infections of avian haemosporidian parasites in great tits and blue tits of the French Pyrenees [PDF]
, 2018 Avian haemosporidia have played a significant role in advancing our understanding of vectored disease epidemiology, and continue to do so. These diverse blood parasites (inclusive of those responsible for avian malaria) are globally distributed, adopt ...
Lynton-Jenkins, Joshua
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Avian malaria and bird humoral immune response. [PDF]
, 2018 Plasmodium parasites are known to impose fitness costs on their vertebrate hosts. Some of these costs are due to the activation of the immune response, which may divert resources away from self-maintenance.
Christe, P. +3 more
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Diversity and prevalence of hemoparasites of wading birds in southern Florida, USA
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017 Relatively few studies on hemoparasites have been conducted on wading birds in the families Ardeidae and Threskiornithidae (order Pelecaniformes), especially in the United States.
Sarah M. Coker +8 more
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Blood parasites in vectors reveal a united blackfly community in the upper canopy
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background The behaviour of blood-sucking arthropods is a crucial determinant of blood protozoan distribution and hence of host-parasite coevolution, but it is very challenging to study in the wild.
Nayden Chakarov +4 more
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