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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in En
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| ID: lil-720431
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BR1.1
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:
LILACS
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
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil