Plasmodium garnhami

Plasmodium garnhami is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium".
Like all "Plasmodium" species, "P. garnhami" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description.
The parasite was first described by Guindy "et al." in 1965.
Geographical occurrence.
This species is found in Egypt.
Clinical features and host pathology.
Host species include the hoopoe ("Upupa epops") and the rain quail ("Coturnix coromandelica").