Study identifies UK mosquito species capable of spreading avian malaria

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A new landmark study has identified specific mosquito species in the UK that are capable of transmitting avian malaria to birds. Researchers examined twelve mosquito species, finding that nine of them carried traces of the bird disease. The Ochlerotatus detritus mosquito is particularly suspected of transmitting the Plasmodium vaughani parasite to blackbirds. Several other species were also flagged as potential carriers of parasites that could pose a threat to various native bird populations.

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