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... > Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Haemosporida > Plasmodium > Plasmodium cynomolgi

Preferred term

Plasmodium cynomolgi  

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Note

  • infection: coord IM with MALARIA (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A protozoan parasite that occurs naturally in the macaque. It is similar to PLASMODIUM VIVAX and produces a type of malaria similar to vivax malaria (MALARIA, VIVAX). This species has been found to give rise to both natural and experimental human infections.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016789

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