The China I/CDC strain of Plasmodium malariae in Aotus monkeys and chimpanzees

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Jan;50(1):28-32. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1994.50.28.

Abstract

Five Aotus monkeys and two chimpanzees were infected with Plasmodium malariae isolated from a patient who acquired her infection approximately 50 years ago. All animals were splenectomized. The chimpanzees supported the highest parasite densities of 22,271/microliters and 18,544/microliters. Three Aotus monkeys with a previous history of infection with P. vivax had maximum parasite counts of from 1,818/microliters to 2,909/microliters, whereas two monkeys not previously infected had maximum parasite counts of 6,908/microliters. The establishment of new isolates in these animals aides the development of diagnostic probes and the identification of areas of antigenic variation within the species.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Aotus trivirgatus / parasitology*
  • China
  • Chloroquine / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malaria / blood
  • Malaria / drug therapy
  • Malaria / etiology
  • Malaria / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Pan troglodytes / parasitology*
  • Plasmodium malariae / growth & development*
  • Splenectomy
  • Time Factors
  • Transfusion Reaction

Substances

  • Chloroquine