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Plasmodium girardi

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Plasmodium girardi is a malaria parasite affecting lemurs. Discovered in 1951 the blood of a fulvus rufus (red-fronted lemur), the specie was named after Dr. G. Girard, the former director of the Pasteur Institute of Tananarive.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Plasmodium girardi" (PDF). mcdinternational.org. Retrieved 9 August 2020.