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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Main Authors: Lief Erikson Gamalo, Judeline Dimalibot, Khamisah Abdul Kadir, Balbir Singh, Vachel Gay Paller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2780-4