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Age-related effects on malaria parasite infection in wild chimpanzees

Author(s) -

Hélène M. De Nys,

Sébastien CalvignacSpencer,

Ursula Thiesen,

Christophe Boesch,

Roman M. Wittig,

Roger Mundry,

Fabian H. Leendertz

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

biology letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.596

H-Index - 110

eISSN - 1744-957X

pISSN - 1744-9561

DOI - 10.1098/rsbl.2012.1160

Subject(s) - biology , malaria , parasite hosting , plasmodium (life cycle) , immunity , zoology , plasmodium falciparum , immunology , virology , immune system , world wide web , computer science

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.

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