Plasmodium schwetzi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. schwetzi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Description
Plasmodium schwetzi was first described by Reichenow in 1920 in blood apes in Cameroon.Coatney GR, Collins WE, Warren M, Contacos PG. The primate malarias. 1971. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
The parasite resembles both Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale.
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Cameroon.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species may occasionally infect man.Rodhain J, Dellaert R. Contribution a l etude de Plasmodium schwetzi E. Brumpt (2eme note). Transmission de Plasmodium schwetzi a l'homme. Ann Soc Belg Med Trop. 35:757–775
Vectors
Anopheles balabacensis balabacensis
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