Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in western lowland gorillas and humans, central African republic

Mwanahamisi I. Mapua; Hans Peter Fuehrer; Klára J. Petrželková; Angelique Todd; Harald Noedl; Moneeb A. Qablan; David Modrý

doi:10.3201/eid2408.180010

Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in western lowland gorillas and humans, central African republic

Mwanahamisi I. Mapua
, Hans Peter Fuehrer
, Klára J. Petrželková
, Angelique Todd
, Harald Noedl
, Moneeb A. Qablan
, David Modrý

Department of Veterinary Medicine

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1581-1583
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2408.180010
Publication status	Published - Aug 2018

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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