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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Case report

Malaria-like symptoms associated with a natural Plasmodium reichenowi infection in a chimpanzee

Authors: Anaïs Herbert, Larson Boundenga, Anne Meyer, Diamella Nancy Moukodoum, Alain Prince Okouga, Céline Arnathau, Patrick Durand, Julie Magnus, Barthélémy Ngoubangoye, Eric Willaume, Cheikh Tidiane Ba, Virginie Rougeron, François Renaud, Benjamin Ollomo, Franck Prugnolle

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Although Plasmodium infections have never been clearly associated with symptoms in non-human primates, the question of the pathogenicity of Plasmodium parasites in non-human primates still remains unanswered. A young chimpanzee, followed before and after release to a sanctuary, in a semi-free ranging enclosure located in an equatorial forest, showed fever and strong anaemia associated with a high Plasmodium reichenowi infection, shortly after release. The animal recovered from anaemia after several months despite recurrent infection with other Plasmodium species. This may be the first description of malaria-like symptoms in a chimpanzee infected with Plasmodium.
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Metadata
Title
Malaria-like symptoms associated with a natural Plasmodium reichenowi infection in a chimpanzee
Authors
Anaïs Herbert
Larson Boundenga
Anne Meyer
Diamella Nancy Moukodoum
Alain Prince Okouga
Céline Arnathau
Patrick Durand
Julie Magnus
Barthélémy Ngoubangoye
Eric Willaume
Cheikh Tidiane Ba
Virginie Rougeron
François Renaud
Benjamin Ollomo
Franck Prugnolle
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0743-y

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