Plasmodium vivax transmitted from man to monkey to man.
Blood forms of human vivax malaria infected splenectomized night monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus). Anopheles albimanus mosquitoes transmitted the in fection from a monkey to two human volunteers; parasites and symptoms ap peared 11 days later. Blood forms of vivax malaria from each of the two humans infected other night monkeys.
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D001379:Azathioprine; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D013156:Splenectomy
D001379:Azathioprine