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. 2015 Jan 28;14:32. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0571-0

Table 3.

Blood meal source of mosquitoes harbouring identified blood parasite lineages

Parasite genus Lineage Mosquito species Hosts Times isolated Known distribution
Plasmodium AFTRU5 Cx. pipiens Turdus merula 1 Africa, Asia, Europe*
Delurb4 Cx. pipiens Numida meleagris 1 Asia, Europe
Passer domesticus 1
GRW11 Cx. pipiens Passer domesticus 1 Africa, Asia, Europe
LINN1 Cx. pipiens Turdus merula 6 Asia, Europe, Oceanía**
Passer montanus 1
Athene noctua 1
Cx. hortensis Podarcis muralis 1
SGS1 Cx. pipiens Passer domesticus 4 Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Passer montanus 1
Turdus merula 1
Gallus gallus 1
SYAT05 Cx. pipiens Turdus merula 41 Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Oceanía
Meleagris gallopavo 1
Passer domesticus 2
Podarcis muralis 1
Ae. albopictus Turdus merula 1
Haemoproteus TURDUS2 Cx. pipiens Turdus merula 3 America, Asia, Europe
hCircum05 Cx. pipiens Pica pica 1 Europe
hItCxpip01 Cx. pipiens Pica pica 2 Europe
Padom3 Cx. pipiens Passer montanus 1 Europe

Previous known distribution of parasites according to Malavi database is recorded [36]. *Aftru5 was detected in birds in captivity in Oceania. **LINN1 was also isolated from whole unengorged mosquitoes in America [25].