Are Asian monkeys the original mammalian hosts of Trypanosoma conorhini?
It is hypothesized that Asian monkeys were the original hosts of Trypanosoma conorhini because they have been found naturally infected, the vector among rats is a tropicopolitan triatomine bug that belongs to a complex of Asian species, and primates were shown to be more susceptible than rats.
D000818:Animals; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008251:Macaca / Q000469:parasitology*; D051381:Rats; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*