Plasmodium youngi

Plasmodium youngi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species P. youngi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Description
The parasite was first described by Eyles et al in 1964.

Clinical features and host pathology
This organism infects the Malayan gibbon (Hylobates lar lar)