title: Malaria-like symptoms associated with a natural Plasmodium reichenowi infection in a chimpanzee.
abstract: Although Plasmodium infections have never been clearly associated with symptoms in non-human primates, the question of the pathogenicity of Plasmodium parasites in non-human primates still remains unanswered. A young chimpanzee, followed before and after release to a sanctuary, in a semi-free ranging enclosure located in an equatorial forest, showed fever and strong anaemia associated with a high Plasmodium reichenowi infection, shortly after release. The animal recovered from anaemia after several months despite recurrent infection with other Plasmodium species. This may be the first description of malaria-like symptoms in a chimpanzee infected with Plasmodium.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Primatologie, Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. anaisherbert@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Anaïs
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biodiversité, Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites (UBEEP), Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. larsonamedeo@yahoo.fr.|Laboratoire d'Écologie et Biologie évolutive, Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, BP 5005, Dakar, Senegal. larsonamedeo@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Larson
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boundenga
authors.affiliation: Société d'Exploitation du Parc de la Lékédi, Bakoumba, Gabon. annemeyer@live.fr.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biodiversité, Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites (UBEEP), Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. nancydiamella@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Diamella Nancy
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Moukodoum
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biodiversité, Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites (UBEEP), Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. alainprince.okouga@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alain Prince
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Okouga
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire MIVEGEC; UM1-CNRS 5290-IRD 224, IRD Montpellier, Montpellier, France. celine.arnathau@ird.fr.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnathau
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire MIVEGEC; UM1-CNRS 5290-IRD 224, IRD Montpellier, Montpellier, France. patrick.durand@ird.fr.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biodiversité, Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites (UBEEP), Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. julie.magnusjm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magnus
authors.affiliation: Centre de Primatologie, Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. genistha@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Barthélémy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ngoubangoye
authors.affiliation: Société d'Exploitation du Parc de la Lékédi, Bakoumba, Gabon. sodepal.direction@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Willaume
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Écologie et Biologie évolutive, Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, BP 5005, Dakar, Senegal. cheikhti.ba@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cheikh Tidiane
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biodiversité, Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites (UBEEP), Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. rougeron.virginie@gmail.com.|Laboratoire MIVEGEC; UM1-CNRS 5290-IRD 224, IRD Montpellier, Montpellier, France. rougeron.virginie@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rougeron
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire MIVEGEC; UM1-CNRS 5290-IRD 224, IRD Montpellier, Montpellier, France. francois.renaud@ird.fr.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Renaud
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biodiversité, Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites (UBEEP), Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. bollomo@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ollomo
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biodiversité, Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites (UBEEP), Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon. franck.prugnolle@ird.fr.|Laboratoire MIVEGEC; UM1-CNRS 5290-IRD 224, IRD Montpellier, Montpellier, France. franck.prugnolle@ird.fr.
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prugnolle
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D008288:Malaria / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000469:parasitology*; D010961:Plasmodium