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Plasmodium pulmophilium

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Plasmodium pulmophilium is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

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

Plasmodium pulmophilium
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P. pulmophilium
Binomial name
Plasmodium pulmophilium

Description

Geographical occurrence

This species occurs in Africa.

Vectors

Not known.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects flying squirrels (Anomalurus species).

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