Plasmodium balli

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Plasmodium balli is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species it has vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts are lizards: the insect vector is not yet known.

Plasmodium balli
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P. balli
Binomial name
Plasmodium balli

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Description

Plasmodium balli was first described in 1969 by Telford.[1]

Geographic occurrence

This parasite is found in the Caribbean and Central America.

Clinical features and host pathology

Host record:

Anolis lizards - Anolis limifrons, Anolis lionotus and Anolis poecilopus

References

  1. Telford SR Jr. (1969) A new Saurian malarial parasite Plasmodium balli from Panama. J. Protozool. 16(3):431-437

Further Reading

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