Plasmodium inui is a species of parasite, one of the species of simian Plasmodium that cause malaria in Old World monkeys.
History This species was described in 1907 by Halberstaedter and von Prowazek.
Epidemiology This species is found in ChinaHuang Y, Yang Z, Putaporntip C, Miao M, Wei H, Zou C, Jongwutiwes S, Cui L. (2010) Isolation and identification of a South China strain of Plasmodium inui from Macaca fascicularis. Vet Parasitol and also the Celebes, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Phylogenetics It is closely related to other 'quartan' Plasmodium species, including Plasmodium coatneyi, Plasmodium cynomolgi, Plasmodium fragile, Plasmodium fieldi, Plasmodium hylobati, Plasmodium simiovale and Plasmodium vivax (which is a 'tertian' Plasmodium species).
Vectors Anopheles dirus
Hosts Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) long tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)
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