Plasmodium traguli
Plasmodium traguli is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. traguli has both vertebrate and insect hosts. This particular species infects mouse deer in Southeast Asia.[1]
| Plasmodium traguli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. traguli |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium traguli | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Garnham and Edeson in 1962.
Geographical occurrence
This parasites is found in Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
Vectors
Anopheles baezai, Anopheles letifer, Anopheles maculatus, Anopheles roperi and Anopheles umbrosus are known vectors.
Mansonia crassipes may be a vector.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus).
References
- ↑ R. H. Wharton; Don. E. Eyles; M. Warren; D. E. Moorhouse; A. A. Sandosham (1963). "Investigations leading to the Identification of Members of the Anopheles umbrosus group as the Probable Vectors of Mouse Deer Malaria" (PDF). Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 29: 357–374. PMC 2554979
. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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