Journal
MALARIA JOURNAL
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0743-y
Keywords
Plasmodium; Pan troglodytes; Chimpanzee; Symptom; Malaria; Anaemia; Hyperthermia; Fever
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- CIRMF
- CNRS
- IRD
- Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR JCJC SVSE [7-2012 ORIGIN]
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Although Plasmodium infections have never been clearly associated with symptoms in non-human primates, the question of the pathogenicity of Plasmodium parasites in non-human primates still remains unanswered. A young chimpanzee, followed before and after release to a sanctuary, in a semi-free ranging enclosure located in an equatorial forest, showed fever and strong anaemia associated with a high Plasmodium reichenowi infection, shortly after release. The animal recovered from anaemia after several months despite recurrent infection with other Plasmodium species. This may be the first description of malaria-like symptoms in a chimpanzee infected with Plasmodium.
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