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