sentences:  Avian malaria
  
  Avian malaria is a parasitic disease of birds, caused by parasite species belonging to the genera "Plasmodium" and "Hemoproteus" (phylum Apicomplexa, class Haemosporidia, family Plasmoiidae).The disease is transmitted by a dipteran vector including mosquitoes in the case of "Plasmodium" parasites and biting midges for "Hemoproteus."