Plasmodium georgesi

Plasmodium georgesi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. georgesi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Description

This species was first described by Poirriez et al. in 1993.
The trophozoites have long crescent-shaped nuclei.
The pigment is stored as short rods.

Geographical occurrence

Plasmodium georgesi has been found in the Central African Republic.

Clinical features and host pathology

Plasmodium georgesi, Plasmodium petersi and Plasmodium gonderi are the only Plasmodium species found to date in Cercocebus monkeys.
Plasmodium georgesi infects Cercocebus albigena and Cercocebus galeritus agilis causing a remitting/relapsing form of malaria.