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Co-infection and cross-species transmission of divergent Hepatocystis lineages in a wild African primate community.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 2013
Thurber Mary I, Ghai Ria R, Hyeroba David, Weny Geoffrey, Tumukunde Alex, Chapman Colin A, Wiseman Roger W, Dinis Jorge, Steeil James, Greiner Ellis C, Friedrich Thomas C, O'Connor David H, Goldberg Tony L
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Hemoparasites of the apicomplexan family Plasmodiidae include the etiological agents of malaria, as well as a suite of non-human primate parasites from which the human malaria agents evolved. Despite the significance of these parasites for global health, little information is available about their ecology in multi-host communities. Primates were investigated in Kibale National Park, Uganda, where ecological...
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