TY - JOUR AU - Mapua, Mwanahamisi AU - Fuehrer, Hans-Peter AU - Petrželková, Klára AU - Todd, Angelique AU - Noedl, Harald AU - Qablan, Moneeb AU - Modrý, David T1 - Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in Western Lowland Gorillas and Humans, Central African Republic T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 8 SP - 1581 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Human malaria parasites have rarely been reported from free-ranging great apes. Our study confirms the presence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in western lowland gorillas and humans in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic, and discusses implications for malaria epidemiology. KW - western lowland gorillas KW - malaria KW - Plasmodium ovale wallikeri KW - Central African Republic KW - parasites KW - zoonoses DO - 10.3201/eid2408.180010 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0010_article ER - End of Reference