Plasmodium tanzaniae

Plasmodium tanzaniae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species P. tanzaniae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Plasmodium tanzaniae
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P. tanzaniae
Binomial name
Plasmodium tanzaniae

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species was described in Tanzania.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known hosts are chameleons (Chamaeleo species)

References

  1. Telford SR Jr. (1988) Studies on African saurian malarias: five Plasmodium species from chamaeleons of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Int. J. Parasitol. 18(2):197-219


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