Plasmodium knowlesi and other malaria parasites in long-tailed macaques from the Philippines
Abstract Background Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaque) is the most widespread species of macaque in Southeast Asia and the only species of monkey found naturally in the Philippines. The species is the natural host for the zoonotic malaria species, Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium cynomolgi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2780-4 |