Is zoonotic Plasmodium vivax malaria an obstacle for disease elimination?

Is zoonotic Plasmodium vivax malaria an obstacle for disease elimination?

Abstract Background The groundwork for malaria elimination does not currently consider the potential of Plasmodium zoonotic cycles that involve non-human primates (NHPs) in sylvatic environments. Since vivax malaria is less responsive to control measures, finding Plasmodium vivax infected NHPs adds...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Aparecida Chaves, Denise Anete Madureira de Alvarenga, Matheus de Oliveira Costa Pereira, Marcelo Gordo, Emanuelle L. Da Silva, Edson Rodrigues Costa, Aline Souza de Menezes Medeiros, Igor José Martins Pedrosa, Daniela Brito, Maurício Teixeira Lima, Maria Paula Mourão, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Nikos Vasilakis, Cristiana Ferreira Alves de Brito, Gisely C. Melo, Marcus V. G. Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
Malaria
Zoonotic cycle
Malaria elimination
Non-human primates
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04349-6

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