Reinvestigating the status of malaria parasite (Plasmodium sp.) in Indian non-human primates.

• Main Authors: Jyotsana Dixit (Author), Arun Zachariah (Author), Sajesh P K (Author), Bathrachalam Chandramohan (Author), Vinoth Shanmuganatham (Author), K Praveen Karanth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Many human parasites and pathogens have closely related counterparts among non-human primates. For example, non-human primates harbour several species of malaria causing parasites of the genus Plasmodium. Studies suggest that for a better understanding of the origin and evolution of human malaria pa...