A mathematical model for zoonotic transmission of malaria in the Atlantic Forest: Exploring the effects of variations in vector abundance and acrodendrophily.

• Main Authors: Antônio Ralph Medeiros-Sousa (Author), Gabriel Zorello Laporta (Author), Renato Mendes Coutinho (Author), Luis Filipe Mucci (Author), Mauro Toledo Marrelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Transmission foci of autochthonous malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax-like parasites have frequently been reported in the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern and Southern Brazil. Evidence suggests that malaria is a zoonosis in these areas as human infections by simian Plasmodium species have been detect...