Avian malaria and bird humoral immune response

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Jessica Delhaye, Tania Jenkins, Olivier Glaizot, Philippe Christe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2018
• Subjects: Keyhole limpet haemocyanin; Plasmodium relictum; Serinus canaria; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Keyhole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2219-3; https://doaj.org/article/894dc205d2d24aa3bf49c0b628ba4af0

Abstract Background Plasmodium parasites are known to impose fitness costs on their vertebrate hosts. Some of these costs are due to the activation of the immune response, which may divert resources away from self-maintenance. Plasmodium parasites may also immuno-deplete their hosts. Thus, infected...