Detection of Plasmodium in faeces of the New World primate Alouatta clamitans

Abstract 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...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Maíra Pereira de Assis, Denise Anete Madureira de Alvarenga, Daniela Camargos Costa, Júlio César de Souza Junior, Zelinda Maria Braga Hirano, Flora Satiko Kano, Taís Nóbrega de Sousa, Cristiana Ferreira Alves de Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2016-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762016005017101&lng=en&tlng=en