Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Data are lacking on the specific diseases to which great apes are susceptible and the transmission dynamics and overall impact of these diseases. We examined the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. infections in semicaptive orangutans housed at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, Central Kalimantan,...

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Main Authors: Michael J.C. Reid, Raul Ursic, Dawn Cooper, Hamed Nazzari, Melinda Griffiths, Birute M. Galdikas, Rosa M. Garriga, Mark Skinner, Carl Lowenberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Orangutans
Pongo pygmaeus
macaques
Macaca sp.
malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/12/06-0191_article

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