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Plasmodium lutzi
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Plasmodium lutzi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Haemamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. lutzi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
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Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Lucena in 1939.
Distribution
This parasite is found in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.
Hosts
This parasite has been reported to infect the grey-cowled wood rail (Aramides cajaneus) and the great thrush (Turdus fuscater).[1]
References
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