Plasmodium gallinaceum

Plasmodium gallinaceum is a species of the genus Plasmodium (subgenus Haemamoeba) that causes malaria in poultry. This species was described by Alexandre Joseph Emile Brumpt (1877–1951) a French professor of parasitology during a trip to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Kumnuan, Rapeeporn; Pattaradilokrat, Sittiporn; Chumpolbanchornc, Kamlang (November 2013). 'In vivo transmission blocking activities of artesunate on the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium gallinaceum'. Veterinary Parasitology. 197 (3–4): 447–454. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.07.024. PMID 23937960.