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New Malaria Parasites

July 24, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I heard researchers have found a new malaria parasite—what is the name? ANSWER New malaria parasites are found quite regularly—the parasite that causes malaria, Plasmodium, actually infects birds, reptiles, rodents and non-human primates like monkeys and apes as well as humans. As such, non-human forms of malaria are discovered relatively frequently in other species. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: apes, birds, chimpanzees, diagnosis, gorillas, Monkeys, Plasmodium billbrayi, Plasmodium billcollinsi, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Vivax, reptiles, research, rodents

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