Plasmodium simium/Plasmodium vivax infections in southern brown howler monkeys from the Atlantic Forest
Blood infection by the Postcard simian parasite, Plasmodium simium, was identified in captive (n = 45, 4.4%) and in wild Alouatta clamitans monkeys (n = 20, 35%) from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil.A single malaria infection was symptomatic and the monkey presented clinical and haematological alterations.A high frequency of Paddles Plasmodi