Plasmodium foleyi

Plasmodium foleyi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

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

Description
This species was described by Buck, Coudurier and Quesnel in 1952. Its description was emmended by Garnham and Uilenbe.

It was discovered in a spenectomised Lemur fulvus rufus in 1951 and it is named after Dr. H. Foley of the Pasteur Institute of Algeria.

The infected erythrocyte becomes enlarged.

Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Madagascar.

Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the lemur Lemur fulvus rufus.