Plasmodium simium/Plasmodium vivax infections in southern brown howler monkeys from the Atlantic Forest
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 109(5): 641-653, 19/08/2014. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
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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النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
LILACS
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Plasmodium
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Alouatta
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Malaria
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Monkey Diseases
نوع الدراسة:
Prognostic_studies
المحددات:
Animals
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
America do sul
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Brasil
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
موضوع المجلة:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
السنة:
2014
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Article