Plasmodium simium/Plasmodium vivax infections in southern brown howler monkeys from the Atlantic Forest.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
; 109(5): 641-53, 2014 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25099335
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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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plasmodium
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Alouatta
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Malaria
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Monkey Diseases
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil