Plasmodium caprae
Plasmodium caprae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. caprae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are domestic goats, Capra aegagrus.[citation needed] The specific epithet for P. caprae, "caprae," comes from the genus name, "Capra," for the goat.
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Description
The parasite was first described by de Mello and Paes in 1923.
It was originally classified as Laverania caprae. Laverania is now recognised as a subgenus of Plasmodium and the correct current designation is Plasmodium caprae.
Geographical occurrence
This species was described in Angola, Africa.
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