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Plasmodium vinckei
Species of single-celled organism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plasmodium vinckei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. vinckei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are rodents.
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Taxonomy
This species was first described in 1952 by Rodhain. Several subspecies have been described since.[1][2]
Subspecies
- P. v. brucechwatti
- P. v. chabaudi
- P. v. lentum
- P. v. petteri
- P. v. vinckei
Distribution
This species is found in Central Africa including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria.
Vectors
- Anopheles cinctus
- Anopheles dureni
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