De Nys Hélène, Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien, Thiesen Ursula, Boesch Christophe, Wittig Roman M., Mundry Roger, Leendertz Siv Aina. 2013. Age-related effects on malaria parasite infection in wild chimpanzees. Biology Letters, 9 (4):20121160, 4 p.
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Quartile : Q1, Sujet : BIOLOGY / Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ECOLOGY / Quartile : Q2, Sujet : EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Résumé : Wild great apes are widely infected with a number of malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.). Yet, nothing is known about the biology of these infections in the wild. Using faecal samples collected from wild chimpanzees, we investigated the effect of age on Plasmodium spp. detection rates. The data show a strong association between age and malaria parasite positivity, with significantly lower detection rates in adults. This suggests that, as in humans, individuals reaching adulthood have mounted an effective protective immunity against malaria parasites.
Mots-clés libres : Pan troglodytes verus, Wild great apes, Plasmodium, Malaria parasites
Auteurs et affiliations
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De Nys Hélène, Robert Koch-Institute (DEU)
ORCID: 0000-0002-2942-4531
- Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien, Robert Koch-Institute (DEU)
- Thiesen Ursula, Robert Koch-Institute (DEU)
- Boesch Christophe, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (DEU)
- Wittig Roman M., Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (DEU)
- Mundry Roger, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (DEU)
- Leendertz Siv Aina, Robert Koch-Institute (DEU) - auteur correspondant
Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/608835/)
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