Plasmodium voltaicum
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Plasmodium voltaicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. voltaicum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Van Der Kaay in 1964.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in Congo-Brazzaville and Ghana.
Hosts
The only known host is the fruit bat Roussettus smithi.
References
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- ↑ Van Der Kaay H.J.(1964) Description of a new plasmodium, Plasmodium voltaicum sp. nov., found in a fruit-bat, Roussettus smithi, in Ghana. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 58:261-264
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