Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in Western Lowland Gorillas and Humans, Central African Republic

서부 저지대 고릴라와 인간에서의 플라스모디움 오발레 월리케리, 중앙 아프리카 공화국

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Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases
[저자] Mwanahamisi I. Mapua, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Klára J. Petrželková, Angelique Todd, Harald Noedl, Moneeb A. Qablan, David Modrý
[Category] 말라리아,
PMC URL    Pubmed URL    [DOI] 10.3201/eid2408.180010    
[Source] PMC

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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【저자키워드】 zoonoses, parasites, malaria, Central African Republic, Plasmodium ovale wallikeri, western lowland gorillas,