Aotus infulatus monkey is susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum infection and may constitute an alternative experimental model for malaria

Aotus infulatus monkey is susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum infection and may constitute an alternative experimental model for malaria

Aotus is one of the WHO-recommended primate models for studies in malaria, and several species can be infected with Plasmodium falciparum or P. vivax. Here we describe the successful infection of the species A. infulatus from eastern Amazon with blood stages of P. falciparum. Both intact and splenec...

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Main Authors: Carvalho Leonardo JM, Oliveira Salma G, Alves Francisco A, Brígido Maria CO, Muniz José APC, Daniel-Ribeiro Claudio T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2000-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Aotus infulatus
Plasmodium falciparum
malaria
primate model
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000300011

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