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. 2005 Jan 31;102(6):1980–1985. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0409652102

Table 1. Plasmodium species with their host, geographic range, and two life history traits: periodicity and their capacity for relapse.

Species Natural hosts Geographic range Periodicity Relapse
P. vivax Homo sapiens Tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions Tertian Yes
P. hylobati Hylobati moloch Indonesia, Malaysia (Borneo) Tertian No
P. cynomolgi Macaca sinica, M. nemestrina, M. fascicularis, M. mulatta, M. radiata, Presbytis entrellus, P. critatus Southeast Asia Tertian Yes
P. fieldi M. nemestrina, M, fascicularis, Malaysia Tertian Yes
P. simiovale M. sinica Sri Lanka Tertian Yes
P. inui M. fascicularis, M. nemestrina, M. cyclopis, M. mulatta, M. sinica, M. radiata South and East Asia Quartan No
P. knowlesi M. fascicularis, M. nigra, M. nemestrina Southeast Asia Quotidian No
P. coatneyi M. fascicularis Malaysia, Philippines Tertian No
P. fragile M. radiata, M. mulatta, Presbytis spp Southern India, Sri Lanka Tertian No
P. gonderi Cercocebus atys, Cercopithecus spp. Central Africa Tertian No