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Plasmodium semnopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium and subgenus Vinckeia.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. semnopitheci has both vertebrate and insect hosts. P. semnopitheci was isolated from a monkey.
Description
The parasite was first described by Knowles in 1919.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the monkey Semnopithecus entellus.
References
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