Plasmodium simium/Plasmodium vivax infections in southern brown howler monkeys from the Atlantic Forest

Plasmodium simium/Plasmodium vivax infections in southern brown howler monkeys from the Atlantic Forest

Blood infection by the simian parasite, Plasmodium simium, was identified in captive (n = 45, 4.4%) and in wild Alouatta clamitans monkeys (n = 20, 35%) from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil. A single malaria infection was symptomatic and the monkey presented clinical and haematological altera...

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Main Authors: Daniela Camargos Costa, Vanessa Pecini da Cunha, Gabriela Maria Pereira de Assis, Júlio César de Souza Junior, Zelinda Maria Braga Hirano, Mércia Eliane de Arruda, Flora Satiko Kano, Luzia Helena Carvalho, Cristiana Ferreira Alves de Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
simian malaria
Plasmodium simium
New World monkey
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