New malaria agent found in chimpanzees close to that commonly observed in humans
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
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 29 May in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens...