Plasmodium voltaicum
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Plasmodium voltaicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. voltaicum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
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[edit] Description
The parasite was first described by Van Der Kaay in 1964. [1]
[edit] Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Congo-Brazzaville and Ghana.
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the fruit bat Roussettus smithi.
[edit] References
- ^ Van Der Kaay H.J.(1964) Description OF a new plasmodium, Plasmodium voltaicum sp. nov., found in a fruit-bat, Roussettus smithi, in Ghana. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 58:261-264
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