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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Mapua, Mwanahamisi I. ; Fuehrer, Hans-Peter ; Petrželková, Klára J. ; Todd, Angelique ; Noedl, Harald ; Qablan, Moneeb A. ; Modrý, David
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Animals Ape Diseases DNA, Protozoan Feces Genotype Gorilla Gorilla Humans Malaria Phylogeny Plasmodium Ovale Polymerase Chain Reaction Rna, Ribosomal, 18S

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(8):1581-1583
• Pubmed ID:
  30016237
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6056121
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Central African Republic
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b86ff8e71025c902d84b251daeeff22eddb112210fb926fae547e2ec15e3b984
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/57959/cdc_57959_DS1.pdf
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