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Descriptor English: Malaria, Avian
Descriptor Spanish: Malaria Aviar
Descriptor malaria aviar
Entry term(s) malaria aviaria
paludismo aviar
paludismo aviario
Scope note: Grupo de infecciones de las aves de corral causadas por protozoos del género PLASMODIUM, Leucocytozoon y Haemoproteus. Los ciclos de vida de estos parásitos y las enfermedades producidas se asemejan mucho a las observadas en la malaria humana.
Descriptor Portuguese: Malária Aviária
Descriptor French: Paludisme aviaire
Entry term(s): Avian Malaria
Avian Malarias
Malarias, Avian
Tree number(s): C01.610.752.530.606
C01.920.852.750.606
C22.131.498
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008289
Scope note: Any of a group of infections of fowl caused by protozoa of the genera PLASMODIUM, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus. The life cycles of these parasites and the disease produced bears strong resemblance to those observed in human malaria.
Annotation: coord with BIRDS (NIM) or specific bird or fowl (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8463
Unique ID: D008289
NLM Classification: SF 995.6.M3
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Malaria, Avian - Preferred
Concept UI M0012911
Scope note Any of a group of infections of fowl caused by protozoa of the genera PLASMODIUM, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus. The life cycles of these parasites and the disease produced bears strong resemblance to those observed in human malaria.
Preferred term Malaria, Avian
Entry term(s) Avian Malaria
Avian Malarias
Malarias, Avian



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