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. 1966 Aug 26;153(3739):1006-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.153.3739.1006.

Plasmodium vivax transmitted from man to monkey to man

M D Young, J A Porter Jr, C M Johnson

Plasmodium vivax transmitted from man to monkey to man

M D Young et al. Science. .

Abstract

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.

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