Plasmodium vassali
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Plasmodium vassali is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. vassali has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
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[edit] Description
The parasite was first described by Laveran in 1905.
[edit] Geographical occurrence
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the yellow handed squirel (Sciurus griseimanus).
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