Plasmodium chabaudi
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Plasmodium chabaudi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. chabaudi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
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[edit] Description
This species was described in 1965 by I. Landau. [1] It is named after Dr A. Chabaud.
[edit] Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Africa.
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
This species was first isolated from the blood of a shiny thicket rat Thamnomys rutilans in the Central African Republic.
[edit] Notes
Two subspecies have been defined: P. chabaudi chabaudi and P. chabaudi adami.
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[edit] References
- ^ Landau I. (1965) Description of Plasmodium chabaudi n. sp., parasite of African rodents. C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci. 260:3758-3761.
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