African Dwarf Kingfisher (<i>Ceyx lecontei</i>) Photographed in Vwaza Wildlife Reserve, Malawi (IMAGE)

Drexel University

African Dwarf Kingfisher (<i>Ceyx lecontei</i>) Photographed in Vwaza Wildlife Reserve, Malawi

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Among hundreds of birds sampled during two months of field work in the southeastern African nation of Malawi, an astonishing proportion of the birds -- 79 percent -- were infected with haemosporidian parasites. Even more surprising was the number of novel malaria parasite lineages scientists discovered in Malawian birds.

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Jason D. Weckstein

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