@article{fdi:010053701,
  title = {{A}frican monkeys are infected by {P}lasmodium falciparum nonhuman primate-specific strains},
  author = {{P}rugnolle, {F}ranck and {O}llomo, {B}. and {D}urand, {P}atrick and {Y}alcindag, {E}. and {A}rnathau, {C}{\'e}line and {E}lguero, {E}ric and {B}erry, {A}. and {P}ourrut, {X}avier and {G}onzalez, {J}ean-{P}aul and {N}koghe, {D}. and {A}kiana, {J}. and {V}errier, {D}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric and {A}yala, {F}. {J}. and {R}enaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ecent molecular exploration of the {P}lasmodium species circulating in great apes in {A}frica has revealed the existence of a large and previously unknown diversity of {P}lasmodium. {F}or instance, gorillas were found to be infected by parasites closely related to {P}lasmodium falciparum, suggesting that the human malignant malaria agent may have arisen after a transfer from gorillas. {A}lthough this scenario is likely in light of the data collected in great apes, it remained to be ascertained whether {P}. falciparum-related parasites may infect other nonhuman primates in {A}frica. {U}sing molecular tools, we here explore the diversity of {P}lasmodium species infecting monkeys in {C}entral {A}frica. {I}n addition to previously described {H}epatocystis and {P}lasmodium species ({P}lasmodium gonderi and {P}lasmodium sp {DAJ}-2004), we have found one {A}frican monkey to be infected by a {P}. falciparum-related parasite. {E}xamination of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of this parasite reveals that it is specific of nonhuman primates, indicating that {P}. falciparum-related pathogens can naturally circulate in some monkey populations in {A}frica. {W}e also show that at least two distinct genetic entities of {P}. falciparum infect nonhuman primates and humans, respectively. {O}ur discoveries bring into question the proposed gorilla origin of human {P}. falciparum.},
  keywords = {human malaria ; laverania clade ; parasite host transfer ; cytochrome b ; biological evolution},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {N}ational {A}cademy of {S}ciences of the {U}nited {S}tates of {A}merica},
  volume = {108},
  numero = {29},
  pages = {11948--11953},
  ISSN = {0027-8424},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1073/pnas.1109368108},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053701},
}