Observations on the sporozoite transmission of Plasmodium vivax to monkeys.
Saimiri boliviensis monkeys were infected via sporozoites with the Salvador I strain of Plasmodium vivax that had been stored frozen for periods ranging from 12 to 5,312 days. Prepatent periods ranged from 16 to 53 days.
Collins
William E
WE
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. wec1@cdc.gov
Sullivan
JoAnn S
JS
Nace
Douglas
D
Williams
Tyrone
T
Williams
Allison
A
Barnwell
John W
JW
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007303:Insect Vectors; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D012453:Saimiri / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000662:veterinary