Avian malaria
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000591
Any of a group of infections of fowl caused by protozoa of the genera Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus. The life cycles of these parasites and the disease produced bears strong resemblance to those observed in human malaria.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000591 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Poultry diseases; Malaria; Plasmodium gallinaceum |
| Translations | Spanish: malaria aviar |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000591",
"term": "Avian malaria",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Any of a group of infections of fowl caused by protozoa of the genera Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus. The life cycles of these parasites and the disease produced bears strong resemblance to those observed in human malaria.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"poultry diseases",
"malaria",
"Plasmodium gallinaceum"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2018",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "malaria aviar"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/avian-malaria/"
}
Record 585 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.