Gediminas Valkiunas

BackgroundMalaria parasites (species of Plasmodium) and related haemosporidians of the order Haemosporida are widespread and diverse pathogens infect many species of the major groups of vertebrates, which are exposed to bites of blood-sucking dipteran insects (Diptera). The latter insects are specific vectors of haemosporidians [1]. Many species of reptiles, birds and mammals are often parasitized ...