@article{fdi:010064047,
  title = {{D}iversity of malaria parasites in great apes in {G}abon},
  author = {{B}oundenga, {L}. and {O}llomo, {B}. and {R}ougeron, {V}. and {M}ouele, {L}. {Y}. and {M}ve-{O}ndo, {B}. and {D}elicat-{L}oembet, {L}. {M}. and {M}oukodoum, {N}. {D}. and {O}kouga, {A}. {P}. and {A}rnathau, {C}. and {E}lguero, {E}ric and {D}urand, {P}. and {L}i{\'e}geois, {F}lorian and {B}oue, {V}. and {M}otsch, {P}. and {L}e {F}lohic, {G}. and {N}doungouet, {A}. and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {B}a, {C}. {T}. and {R}enaud, {F}. and {P}rugnolle, {F}ranck},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {U}ntil 2009, the {L}averania subgenus counted only two representatives: {P}lasmodium falciparum and {P}lasmodium reichenowi. {T}he recent development of non-invasive methods allowed re-exploration of plasmodial diversity in {A}frican apes. {A}lthough a large number of great ape populations have now been studied regarding {P}lasmodium infections in {A}frica, there are still vast areas of their distribution that remained unexplored. {G}abon constitutes an important part of the range of western central {A}frican great ape subspecies ({P}an troglodytes troglodytes and {G}orilla gorilla gorilla), but has not been studied so far. {I}n the present study, the diversity of {P}lasmodium species circulating in great apes in {G}abon was analysed. {M}ethods: {T}he analysis of 1,261 faecal samples from 791 chimpanzees and 470 gorillas collected from 24 sites all over {G}abon was performed. {P}lasmodium infections were characterized by amplification and sequencing of a portion of the {P}lasmodium cytochrome b gene. {R}esults: {T}he analysis of the 1,261 samples revealed that at least six {P}lasmodium species circulate in great apes in {G}abon ({P}lasmodium praefalciparum, {P}lasmodium gor{A} (syn {P}lasmodium adleri), {P}lasmodium gor{B} (syn {P}lasmodium blacklocki) in gorillas and {P}lasmodium gaboni, {P}. reichenowi and {P}lasmodium billcollinsi in chimpanzees). {N}o new phylogenetic lineages were discovered. {T}he average infection rate was 21.3% for gorillas and 15.4% for chimpanzees. {A} logistic regression showed that the probability of infection was significantly dependent on the freshness of the droppings but not of the host species or of the average pluviometry of the months of collection.},
  keywords = {{P}lasmodial diversity ; {L}averania clade ; {G}reat apes ; {C}ytochrome-b ; {G}abon ; {GABON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}alaria {J}ournal},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 111 [8 p.]},
  ISSN = {1475-2875},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1186/s12936-015-0622-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064047},
}