Plasmodium brodeni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. brodeni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Rodhain at al. in 1913.
Distribution This species is found in the Congo, Sudan and probably in other parts of Africa.
Hosts The only known host is the elephant shrew (Petrodomus and Elephantulus species).Heisch RB (1954) Presence of Plasmodium brodeni in elephant shrews (Elephantulu sp). East Afr. Med. J. 31(6):263-264
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