Plasmodium gallinaceum is a species of the genus Plasmodium (subgenus Haemamoeba) that causes malaria in poultry.
Description
This species was described from samples in 1935 by Alexandre Joseph Emile Brumpt, a French professor of parasitology. The following year, Brumpt isolated viable material during a trip to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Stages
Oocysts must develop inside the vector host.
Virulence factors
Circumsporozoite protein (CSP) is required for host invasion.
Pathology
Infection produces severe changes in blood plasma composition.