Plasmodium hydrochaeri
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P. hydrochaeri
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Plasmodium hydrochaeri |
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Plasmodium hydrochaeri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. hydrochaeri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are rodents.
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Description
This species was first described in 2009 by Dos Santos et al. [1]
The only known host is the capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris).
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in South America.
Vectors
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Clinical features and host pathology
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References
- ↑ Dos Santos L.C., Curotto S.M., de Moraes W., Cubas Z.S., Costa-Nascimento M.D., Filho I.R., Biondo A.W., Kirchgatter K. (2009) Detection of Plasmodium sp. in capybara. Vet. Parasitol.
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