Investigation on possible transmission of monkeys' Plasmodium to human in a populations living in the equatorial rainforest of the Democratic republic of Congo

Investigation on possible transmission of monkeys' Plasmodium to human in a populations living in the equatorial rainforest of the Democratic republic of Congo

Plasmodiums are protozoa that may infect various hosts. Only five species are now recognized as naturally parasitizing humans: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium knowlesi. This fifth species, P. knowlesi, previously identified as naturally p...

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Main Authors: Dieudonné Makaba Mvumbi, Thierry Lengu Bobanga, Solange Efundu Umesumbu, Billy Shako Kunyu, Jean-Marie Ntumba Kayembe, Nani-Tuma H. Situakibanza, Georges Lelo Mvumbi, Pierrette Melin, Patrick De Mol, Marie-Pierre Hayette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Monkey plasmodium
Democratic Republic of Congo
RT-PCR
Malaria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224415300250

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