Like all Leucocytozoon species L. andrewsi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The invertebrate hosts belong to the flies of the genus Simulium. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are chickens.

Description

The parasite was first described by Atchley in 1951.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in the United States of America.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus).

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