Hepatocystis parasitemia in wild Kenya vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops).
Blood smears of 159 vervet monkeys from three sites in Kenya were stained with Giemsa and examined for Hepatocystis parasites. The populations differ in incidence of parasitemia, ranging from 0-62% affected individuals. These differences are probably due to altitude and local environmental conditions.
D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002521:Cercopithecus / Q000469:parasitology*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops / Q000469:parasitology*; D007630:Kenya; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000469:parasitology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal