Howler monkeys are the reservoir of malarial parasites causing zoonotic infections in the Atlantic forest of Rio de Janeiro.

Filipe Vieira Santos de AbreuEdmilson Dos SantosAline Rosa Lavigne MelloLarissa Rodrigues GomesDenise Anete Madureira de AlvarengaMarcelo Quintela GomesWaldemir Paixão VargasCesare Bianco-JúniorAnielle de Pina-CostaDanilo Simonini TeixeiraAlessandro Pecego Martins RomanoPedro Paulo de Abreu MansoMarcelo Pelajo-MachadoPatrícia BrasilCláudio Tadeu Daniel-RibeiroCristiana Ferreira Alves de BritoMaria de Fátima Ferreira-da-CruzRicardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)

Our data indicate that howler monkeys act as the main reservoir for the Atlantic forest human malarial parasites in RJ and other sites in Southeast Brazil and reinforce its zoonotic characteristics.

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