Avian Malaria in Hawaiian Birds
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The native population of Hawaiian birds has recently been devastated by avian malaria. Avian malaria is caused by Plasmodium relictum, a protozoan that is in the same genus as those that infect humans. P. relictum reproduces in the red blood cells of birds, leading to anemia and death. Like the human form of malaria, avian malaria is spread through mosquitos. Unlike other ecosystems, mosquitos were not introduced to Hawaii until 1826, putting the birds at a high risk for mosquito borne diseases such as malaria. Research is currently being done to understand this form of malaria and how native bird populations can be saved from extinction.
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- ↑ LaPointe et al.: Ecology and conservation biology of avian malaria. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2012. 1249:211-226
- ↑ Hodgkin, J. and Partridge, F.A. "Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris." 2008. PLoS Biology 6:2634-2637.
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- ↑ [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03079457.2016.1149145 Grilo et al.2016. Malaria in penguins—current perceptions. Avian Pathology. 45(4): 393-407. ]
- ↑ Atkinson et al. 2000. Pathogenicity of avian malaria in experimentally infected Hawaii Amakihi. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 36(2): 197-204
Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2018, Kenyon College.