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Identification of Hepatocystis species in a macaque monkey in northern Myanmar.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Long-tailed and pig-tailed macaque monkeys are natural hosts of Plasmodium knowlesi, which has been identified as a fifth malaria parasite infecting humans. In this study, we investigated possible infection by this Plasmodium parasite in macaque monkeys using a combination of polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing.Methods
Forty-five blood samples were obtained in 2010 from macaques in northern Myanmar near Yunnan Province of China and investigated for possible infection with Plasmodium species using a nested polymerase chain reaction method for amplification of 18S SSU rRNA genes.Results
Positive amplification was obtained from one monkey, and both sequence and phylogenetic analysis indicated that the parasite was of the Hepatocystis species lineage.Conclusion
The results suggest that a combination of polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequence identification would be necessary for detection of Plasmodium knowlesi infection in both humans and its natural hosts.
SUBMITTER: Chang Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6415575 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Identification of <i>Hepatocystis</i> species in a macaque monkey in northern Myanmar.
Research and reports in tropical medicine 20111130
<h4>Background</h4>Long-tailed and pig-tailed macaque monkeys are natural hosts of <i>Plasmodium knowlesi</i>, which has been identified as a fifth malaria parasite infecting humans. In this study, we investigated possible infection by this <i>Plasmodium</i> parasite in macaque monkeys using a combination of polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing.<h4>Methods</h4>Forty-five blood samples were obtained in 2010 from macaques in northern Myanmar near Yunnan Province of China and inve ...[more]