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Detection of Plasmodium in faeces of the New World primate Alouatta clamitans.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Sept 2016
Assis Gabriela Maíra Pereira de, Alvarenga Denise Anete Madureira de, Costa Daniela Camargos, Souza Júlio César de, Hirano Zelinda Maria Braga, Kano Flora Satiko, Sousa Taís Nóbrega de, Brito Cristiana Ferreira Alves de
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Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax have evolved with host switches between non-human primates (NHPs) and humans. Studies on the infection dynamics of Plasmodium species in NHPs will improve our understanding of the evolution of these parasites; however, such studies are hampered by the difficulty of handling animals in the field. The aim of this study was to detect genomic DNA of Plasmodium species from...
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