Plasmodium simium/Plasmodium vivax infections in southern brown howler monkeys from the Atlantic Forest
Costa, Daniela Camargos; Cunha, Vanessa Pecini da; Assis, Gabriela Maria Pereira de; Souza Junior, Júlio César de; Hirano, Zelinda Maria Braga; Arruda, Mércia Eliane de; Kano, Flora Satiko; Carvalho, Luzia Helena; Brito, Cristiana Ferreira Alves de.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 109(5): 641-653, 19/08/2014. tab, graf
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| LILACS | ID: lil-720431
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 alterations. A high frequency of Plasmodium vivax-specific antibodies was detected among these monkeys, with 87% of the monkeys testing positive against P. vivax antigens. These findings highlight the possibility of malaria as a zoonosis in the remaining Atlantic Forest and its impact on the epidemiology of the disease.
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