Plasmodium inui explained

Plasmodium inui is a species of parasite, one of the species of simian Plasmodium that cause malaria in Old World monkeys.

History

This species was described in 1907 by Halberstaedter and von Prowazek.

Epidemiology

This species is found in China^[1] and also the Celebes, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Phylogenetics

It is closely related to other 'quartan' Plasmodium species, including Plasmodium coatneyi, Plasmodium cynomolgi, Plasmodium fragile, Plasmodium fieldi, Plasmodium hylobati, Plasmodium simiovale and Plasmodium vivax (which is a 'tertian' Plasmodium species).^{[2] [3]}

Vectors

• Anopheles dirus

Hosts

• Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)
• long tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

Notes and References

1. Huang Y, Yang Z, Putaporntip C, Miao M, Wei H, Zou C, Jongwutiwes S, Cui L. (2010) Isolation and identification of a South China strain of Plasmodium inui from Macaca fascicularis. Vet Parasitol
2. Mitsui H, Arisue N, Sakihama N, etal . Phylogeny of Asian primate malaria parasites inferred from apicoplast genome-encoded genes with special emphasis on the positions of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium fragile . Gene . 450 . 1–2 . 32–8 . January 2010 . 19818838 . 10.1016/j.gene.2009.10.001 .
3. Kissinger JC, Collins WE, Li J, McCutchan TF . Plasmodium inui is not closely related to other quartan Plasmodium species . J. Parasitol. . 84 . 2 . 278–82 . April 1998 . 9576499 . 10.2307/3284482. 3284482 .