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Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in Western Lowland Gorillas and Humans, Central African Republic.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2018
Mapua Mwanahamisi I, Fuehrer Hans-Peter, Petrželková Klára J, Todd Angelique, Noedl Harald, Qablan Moneeb A, Modrý David
Abstract excerpt
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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