The order Piroplasmida, including the genera Babesia, Cytauxzoon, and Theileria is often
referred to as piroplasmids and comprises of dixenous hemoprotozoans transmitted by ticks …

The global malaria burden sometimes obscures that the genus Plasmodium comprises
diverse clades with lineages that independently gave origin to the extant human parasites …

Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent agent of human malaria, shares a recent common
ancestor with the gorilla parasite Plasmodium praefalciparum. Little is known about the other …

Elucidation of the evolutionary history and interrelatedness of Plasmodium species that
infect humans has been hampered by a lack of genetic information for three human-infective …

The evolutionary relationships among the apicomplexan blood pathogens known as the
malaria parasites (order Haemosporida), some of which infect nearly 200 million humans …

Haemosporidians are a diverse group of vector-borne parasitic protozoa that includes the
agents of human malaria; however, most of the described species are found in birds and …

Malaria, one of the greatest historical killers of mankind, continues to claim around half a
million lives annually, with almost all deaths occurring in children under the age of five living …

Interactions between the Anopheles mosquito vector and Plasmodium parasites shape how
malaria is transmitted in endemic regions. The long association of these two organisms has …

Symbionts, including parasites, are ubiquitous in all world ecosystems. Understanding the
diversity of symbiont species addresses diverse questions, from the origin of infectious …

A novel apicomplexan parasite was serendipitously discovered in horses at the United
States–Mexico border. Phylogenetic analysis based on 18S rDNA showed the erythrocyte …