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Posted by MarsyNY (Member # 7766) on :
 
http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1000446

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/health/02glob.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=plasmodium%20gaboni&st=cse

[ 06-02-2009, 01:09 PM: Message edited by: MarsyNY ]
 
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
 
Good article. I wish they had told us how the villagers tested.
 
Posted by ping (Member # 6974) on :
 
I couldn't find the name of the new agent / strain. Does anyone know it?

ping
 
Posted by MarsyNY (Member # 7766) on :
 
"In conclusion, we bring to light the existence of a new Plasmodium species that infects chimpanzees in Gabon. We propose to name this new species Plasmodium gaboni sp. nov. in reference to the country where we obtained it."
 
Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
 
Good Article! Thanks for sharing it, very interesting!
 
Posted by adamm (Member # 11910) on :
 
Maybe what microw has?
 
Posted by MarsyNY (Member # 7766) on :
 
Certainly hope not. He's never been out of the
country.... It was looking like some type of plasmodium right? Scary!
 


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