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New malaria agent found in chimpanzees close to that commonly observed in humans

Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.

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Researchers based in Gabon and France report the discovery of a new malaria agent infecting chimpanzees in Central Africa. This new species, named Plasmodium gaboni, is a close relative of the most virulent human agent P. falciparum; it is described in an article published May 29 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.
P. falciparum is the [...]

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