Howler monkeys are the reservoir of malarial parasites causing zoonotic infections in the Atlantic forest of Rio de Janeiro - Concepedia

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Howler monkeys are the reservoir of malarial parasites causing zoonotic infections in the Atlantic forest of Rio de Janeiro

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2019

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Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Edmilson dos Santos, Aline Rosa Lavigne Mello, Larissa Rodrigues Gomes, Denise Anete Madureira de Alvarenga, Marcelo Quintela Gomes, Waldemir Paixão Vargas, Cesare Bianco‐Júnior, Anielle de Pina-Costa, Danilo Simonini Teixeira,

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Abstract

Our data indicate that howler monkeys act as the main reservoir for the Atlantic forest human malarial parasites in RJ and other sites in Southeast Brazil and reinforce its zoonotic characteristics.

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