Plasmodium vinckei explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1952 by Rodhain. Several subspecies have been described since.^{[1] [2]}

Subspecies

• P. v. brucechwatti
• P. v. chabaudi
• P. v. lentum
• P. v. petteri
• P. v. vinckei

Distribution

This species is found in Central Africa including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria.

Vectors

• Anopheles cinctus
• Anopheles dureni

Further reading

Siddiqui. Arif J.. Bhardwaj. Jyoti. Puri. Sunil K.. mRNA expression of cytokines and its impact on outcomes after infection with lethal and nonlethal Plasmodium vinckei parasites. Parasitology Research. April 2012. 110. 4. 1517–1524. 10.1007/s00436-011-2656-1. 21965043. 253980599 .

Notes and References

1. Carter, R. and Walliker, D. 1975: New observations on the malaria parasites of rodents of the Central African Republic - Plasmodium vinckei petteri subsp. nov. and Plasmodium chabaudi Landau, 1965. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., 69: 187-196
2. Killick-Kendrick, R. 1975: Parasitic protozoa of the blood of rodents. V. Plasmodium vinckei brucechwatti subsp. nov. A malaria parasite of the thicket-rat, Thamnomys rutilans in Nigeria. Ann. Parasitol. Humaine et Comparée 50: 251-264