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Infections of Plasmodium vivax in Saguinus geoffroyi *
Author(s) -
PORTER JAMES A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1970.tb04694.x
Subject(s) - biology , marmoset , malaria , plasmodium vivax , inoculation , virology , splenectomy , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , spleen , ecology
SYNOPSIS Panamanian marmosets Saguinus geoffroyi can be infected with Plasmodium vivax. Infections resulting from inoculation of vivax blood from man are generally low‐grade but, in many cases, significant infections result from the inoculation of blood from experimentally infected monkeys. Nine of 29 marmosets were infected from man; 9 of 25 from the night monkey Aotus trivirgatus ; 13 of 31 from other Panamanian marmosets; and 1 of 1 from a black spider monkey Ateles fusciceps. Average maximum parasitemias for the 4 donor species were, respectively; 2,320; 24,410; 19,380; and 12,160 per cmm. Splenectomy, administration of Imuran, and a combination of splenectomy and administration of Imuran conditioned Panamanian marmosets for infection. Significant parasitemias resulted from infections with the Emperador, Santa Rosa 1, and Achiote strains of vivax malaria. The Emperador strain was passed serially thru 3 marmoset‐to‐marmoset passages.