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- Title
Is zoonotic Plasmodium vivax malaria an obstacle for disease elimination?
- Authors
Aparecida Chaves, Bárbara; Madureira de Alvarenga, Denise Anete; de Oliveira Costa Pereira, Matheus; Gordo, Marcelo; Da Silva, Emanuelle L.; Rodrigues Costa, Edson; de Menezes Medeiros, Aline Souza; Martins Pedrosa, Igor José; Brito, Daniela; Teixeira Lima, Maurício; Paula Mourão, Maria; Monteiro, Wuelton M.; Vasilakis, Nikos; Alves de Brito, Cristiana Ferreira; Melo, Gisely C.; Lacerda, Marcus V. G.
- Abstract
Background: The groundwork for malaria elimination does not currently consider the potential of Plasmodium zoonotic cycles that involve non-human primates (NHPs) in sylvatic environments. Since vivax malaria is less responsive to control measures, fnding Plasmodium vivax infected NHPs adds even more concern. Methods: Both Free-living monkeys in forest fragments inside the urban area and captive monkeys from a local zoo had blood samples tested for Plasmodium species. Results: In this study, among the Neotropical monkeys tested, three (4.4%), one captive and two free-living, were found to be naturally infected by P. vivax. Conclusion: This important fnding indicates that it is necessary to estimate the extent to which P. vivax NHP infection contributes to the maintenance of malaria transmission to humans. Therefore, the discussion on wildlife conservation and management must be incorporated into the malaria elimination agenda.
- Publication
Malaria Journal, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1475-2875
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12936-022-04349-6