Detection of etiological agents of malaria in howler monkeys from Atlantic Forests, rescued in regions of São Paulo city, Brazil
Journal of Medical Primatology
; 40(6): 392-400, Dez, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
In some states of the Brazilian extra-Amazonian region, such as the Atlantic Forest area, autochthonous human cases of malaria were related to simian malarias and vice versa. METHODS:
To verify the presence of Plasmodium, 50 blood samples of howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba clamitans) rescued from the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo city, where the Atlantic Forest is present, were analyzed. The samples were submitted to microscopy (thin and thick blood smears), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
06-national
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BR
Base de dados:
SES-SP
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SESSP-SUCENPROD
Assunto principal:
Plasmodium
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Malária
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Journal of Medical Primatology
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article