Plasmodium traguli
Introduction '''''Plasmodium traguli''''' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Vinckeia''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. traguli'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. This particular species infects mouse deer in Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Garnham and Edeson in 1962.
Distribution This parasite is found in Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
Vectors ''Anopheles baezai'', ''Anopheles letifer'', ''Anopheles maculatus'', ''Anopheles roperi'' and ''Anopheles umbrosus'' are known vectors. ''Mansonia crassipes'' may be a vector.
Hosts This species infects the mouse deer (''Tragulus javanicus'').
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