Plasmodium brodeni explained

Plasmodium brodeni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. brodeni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Rodhain at al. in 1913.

Distribution

This species is found in the Congo, Sudan and probably in other parts of Africa.

Hosts

The only known host is the elephant shrew (Petrodomus and Elephantulus species).[1]

Further reading

Hoogstral. Harry. Huff. Clay. Lawless. Deaner. A malarial parasite of the African elephant shrew, Elephantulus rufescens dundasi Dollman. Journal of the National Malaria Society . 1950. 9. 4. 293–304. 14804088.

Notes and References

  1. Heisch RB (1954) Presence of Plasmodium brodeni in elephant shrews (Elephantulu sp). East Afr. Med. J. 31(6):263-264