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Plasmodium vinckei

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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

References

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