Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species

Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species

Data are missing on the diversity of Plasmodium spp. infecting apes that live in their natural habitat, with limited possibility of human-mosquito-ape exchange. We surveyed Plasmodium spp. diversity in wild chimpanzees living in an undisturbed tropical rainforest habitat and found 5 species: P. mala...

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Main Authors: Marco Kaiser, Anna Löwa, Markus Ulrich, Heinz Ellerbrok, Adeelia S. Goffe, Anja Blasse, Zinta Zommers, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Fred Babweteera, Klaus Zuberbühler, Sonja Metzger, Sebastian Geidel, Christophe Boesch, Thomas R. Gillespie, Fabian H. Leendertz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Wild chimpanzees
Plasmodium
zoonoses
human malaria
parasites
natural diversity
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/10-0424_article
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spelling doaj-1ed8465348254a0bbc5b3a66cb4833622020-11-25T01:11:14ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-12-0116121956195910.3201/eid1612.100424Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium SpeciesMarco KaiserAnna LöwaMarkus UlrichHeinz EllerbrokAdeelia S. GoffeAnja BlasseZinta ZommersEmmanuel Couacy-HymannFred BabweteeraKlaus ZuberbühlerSonja MetzgerSebastian GeidelChristophe BoeschThomas R. GillespieFabian H. LeendertzData are missing on the diversity of Plasmodium spp. infecting apes that live in their natural habitat, with limited possibility of human-mosquito-ape exchange. We surveyed Plasmodium spp. diversity in wild chimpanzees living in an undisturbed tropical rainforest habitat and found 5 species: P. malariae, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. reichenowi, and P. gaboni.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/10-0424_articleWild chimpanzeesPlasmodiumzoonoseshuman malariaparasitesnatural diversity
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author Marco Kaiser
Anna Löwa
Markus Ulrich
Heinz Ellerbrok
Adeelia S. Goffe
Anja Blasse
Zinta Zommers
Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann
Fred Babweteera
Klaus Zuberbühler
Sonja Metzger
Sebastian Geidel
Christophe Boesch
Thomas R. Gillespie
Fabian H. Leendertz
spellingShingle Marco Kaiser
Anna Löwa
Markus Ulrich
Heinz Ellerbrok
Adeelia S. Goffe
Anja Blasse
Zinta Zommers
Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann
Fred Babweteera
Klaus Zuberbühler
Sonja Metzger
Sebastian Geidel
Christophe Boesch
Thomas R. Gillespie
Fabian H. Leendertz
Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Wild chimpanzees
Plasmodium
zoonoses
human malaria
parasites
natural diversity
author_facet Marco Kaiser
Anna Löwa
Markus Ulrich
Heinz Ellerbrok
Adeelia S. Goffe
Anja Blasse
Zinta Zommers
Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann
Fred Babweteera
Klaus Zuberbühler
Sonja Metzger
Sebastian Geidel
Christophe Boesch
Thomas R. Gillespie
Fabian H. Leendertz
author_sort Marco Kaiser
title Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species
title_short Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species
title_full Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species
title_fullStr Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species
title_full_unstemmed Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species
title_sort wild chimpanzees infected with 5 plasmodium species
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2010-12-01
description Data are missing on the diversity of Plasmodium spp. infecting apes that live in their natural habitat, with limited possibility of human-mosquito-ape exchange. We surveyed Plasmodium spp. diversity in wild chimpanzees living in an undisturbed tropical rainforest habitat and found 5 species: P. malariae, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. reichenowi, and P. gaboni.
topic Wild chimpanzees
Plasmodium
zoonoses
human malaria
parasites
natural diversity
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/10-0424_article
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