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Plasmodium japonicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. japonicum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
[edit] Description
The parasite was first described by Manwell in 1966. [1]
[edit] Geographical occurrence
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
[edit] References
- ^ Manwell RD (1966) Plasmodium japonicum, P. juxtanucleare and P. nucleophilum in the Far East. J. Protozool. 13(1):8-11