Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in western lowland gorillas and humans, central African republic

0492023 - ÚBO 2019 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Mapua, M. I. - Fuehrer, H.-P. - Petrželková, Klára Judita - Todd, A. - Noedl, H. - Qablan, M. A. - Modrý, D.
Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in western lowland gorillas and humans, central African republic.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Roč. 24, č. 8 (2018), s. 1581-1583. ISSN 1080-6040. E-ISSN 1080-6059
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : Human malaria parasites * great apes * Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas
OECD category: Infectious Diseases
Impact factor: 7.185, year: 2018

Human malaria parasites have rarely been reported from free-ranging great apes. Our study confirms the presence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in western lowland gorillas and humans in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic, and discusses implications for malaria epidemiology.
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