Plasmodium booliati is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. booliati has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Sandosham et al. in 1965.Sandosham A.A., Yap L.F., Omar I. (1965) A malaria parasite, Plasmodium (Vinckeia) booliati sp.nov., from a Malayan giant flying squirrel. Med. J. Malaya 20(1):3-7
Distribution This species occurs in Malaya.
Vectors Not known.
Hosts The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.
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