08/04/2011 - 09:46
Infektionskrankheiten: In Südostasien erkranken Menschen an Affen-Malaria
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zeit.de meldet:
"Plasmodium knowlesi" wurde erst 2004 bei Menschen in Südostasien nachgewiesen. Jetzt steht fest: Javaneraffen sind der Hauptwirt des Malaria-Erregers.
Quelle: http://www.zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2011-04/malaria-affen-asien
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