No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees

No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees

Abstract Background Although a high genetic diversity of Plasmodium spp. circulating in great apes has been revealed recently due to non-invasive methods enabling detection in faecal samples, little is known about the actual mechanisms underlying the presence of Plasmodium DNA in faeces. Great apes...

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Main Authors: Mwanahamisi I. Mapua, Barbora Pafčo, Jade Burgunder, Ilona Profousová-Pšenková, Angelique Todd, Chie Hashimoto, Moneeb A. Qablan, David Modrý, Klára J. Petrželková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Co-infection
Faeces
Strongylid
Necator spp.
Plasmodium spp.
Malaria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1822-z

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