presbytis entellus, a new experimental host for plasmodium fragile. | the course of blood-induced plasmodium fragile infection in 3 simian hosts, macaca radiata (bonnet monkey), macaca mulatta (rhesus monkey), and presbytis entellus (indian langur), was studied. the infection in 8 bonnet monkeys was very mild and nonfatal. in m. mulatta, p. fragile produced acute initial infection followed by anemia and death in 3 of 6 monkeys. the parasite has a relatively high level of virulence for p. entellus, a new experimental host for p. fragile, in which peak parasitemia r ... | 1994 | 8308652 |