Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link

Volume 32, Number 5—May 2026

Research

Zoonotic and Anthroponotic Plasmodium spp. Circulation between Wild Primates and Indigenous Community, Peruvian Amazon, 2007–2020

Gabriela M. UlloaComments to Author , Alex D. Greenwood, Omar E. Cornejo, Henar Alonso, Meddly L. Santolalla Robles, Stephanie Montero, Andres G. Lescano, and Pedro Mayor
Author affiliation: Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Belém-Pará, Brazil (G.M. Ulloa); Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru (G.M. Ulloa); Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany (A.D. Greenwood); Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin (A.D. Greenwood); University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA (O.E. Cornejo); University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain (H. Alonso); Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima (M.L. Santolalla Robles, S. Montero, A.G. Lescano); Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima (S. Montero); Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra-Barcelona, Spain (P. Mayor); Comunidad de Manejo de Fauna Silvestre en la Amazonía y en Latinoamérica, Iquitos, Peru (P. Mayor); Museo de Culturas Indígenas Amazónicas, Iquitos (P. Mayor)

Main Article

Figure 5

Comparison of parasite loads in 2 nonhuman primate species with Plasmodium brasilianum or P. malariae infections in study of zoonotic and anthroponotic Plasmodium spp. circulation between wild primates and Indigenous community, Peruvian Amazon, 2007–2020. Relationship boxplots of log-transformed P. brasilianum or P. malariae DNA concentration in 17 Ucayali bald uakaris (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) and 31 Poeppig’s woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothrica poeppigii), highlighting species-specific differences in parasitaemia. Horizontal lines within boxes indicate medians; box tops and bottoms indicate interquartile range (25th–75th percentiles); error bars indicate 1.5 × interquartile range.

Figure 5. Comparison of parasite loads in 2 nonhuman primate species with Plasmodium brasilianum or P. malariae infections in study of zoonotic and anthroponotic Plasmodium spp. circulation between wild primates and Indigenous community, Peruvian Amazon, 2007–2020. Relationship boxplots of log-transformed P. brasilianum or P. malariae DNA concentration in 17 Ucayali bald uakaris (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) and 31 Poeppig’s woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothrica poeppigii), highlighting species-specific differences in parasitaemia. Horizontal lines within boxes indicate medians; box tops and bottoms indicate interquartile range (25th–75th percentiles); error bars indicate 1.5 × interquartile range.

Main Article

Page created: March 17, 2026
Page updated: May 06, 2026
Page reviewed: May 06, 2026
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external