| identification of plasmodium spp. in neotropical primates of maranhense amazon in northeast brazil. | in the brazilian amazon region, malaria caused by plasmodium malariae is considered to be a zoonosis because of cross-transfer of the parasite between humans and neotropical primates. to contribute information on this issue, we investigated occurrences of natural infection with plasmodium sp. among neotropical primates in the maranhense amazon (amazon region of the state of maranhão), in the northeastern region of brazil. blood samples were collected from 161 neotropical primates of six species ... | 2017 | 28796820 |