Plasmodium uzungwiense

Plasmodium uzungwiense is a parasite of the genius Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.

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

Plasmodium uzungwiense
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P. uzungwiense
Binomial name
Plasmodium uzungwiense

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)

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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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