Kanaporn Poltep

Effects of experimental Plasmodium collidatum infection in resident spotted doves (Spilopelia chinensis) in Thailand

Avian malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium apicomplexan protozoan parasites, such as the host-generalist P. collidatum . The disease is associated with high virulence, characterized by severe parasitemia and visceral organ damage leading to high mortality. In...