Plasmodium schwetzi
Plasmodium schwetzi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. schwetzi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
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| Plasmodium schwetzi Reichenow, 1920 | |
Description
P. schwetzi was first described by Reichenow in 1920 in blood apes in Cameroon.[1]
The parasite resembles both Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale.
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Cameroon.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species may occasionally infect man.[2]
References
- Coatney GR, Collins WE, Warren M, Contacos PG. The primate malarias. 1971. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
- Rodhain J, Dellaert R. Contribution a l etude de Plasmodium schwetzi E. Brumpt (2eme note). Transmission de Plasmodium schwetzi a l'homme. Ann Soc Belg Med Trop. 35:757–775
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