Horizon 1 1 17 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES Malaria Journal NIL_1-NIL_8 2007 fdi:010040960 ENG Malaria Journal 1475-2875 CC:0002526588-0001 10.1186/1475-2875-6-157 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040960 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers17-09/010040960.pdf 6 Horizon (IRD) Background: There have been reported cases of host- switching in avian and lizard species of Plasmodium (Apicomplexa, Haemosporidia), as well as in those infecting different primate species. However, no evidence has previously been found for host-swapping between wild birds and mammals. Methods: This paper presents the results of the sampling of blood parasites of wild-captured bats from Madagascar and Cambodia. The presence of Haemosporidia infection in these animals is confirmed and cytochrome b gene sequences were used to construct a phylogenetic analysis. Results: Results reveal at least three different and independent Haemosporidia evolutionary histories in three different bat lineages from Madagascar and Cambodia. Conclusion: Phylogenetic analysis strongly suggests multiple host-switching of Haemosporidia parasites in bats with those from avian and primate hosts. 052