Exoerythrocytic Stages of Plasmodium Vivax in Ateles Monkeys

David C. Baerg Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Apartado 6991, Panama 5, Republic of Panama

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Martin D. Young Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Apartado 6991, Panama 5, Republic of Panama

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Seven and 10-day exoerythrocytic forms of Plasmodium vivax have been experimentally produced in hepatic tissues of Ateles (spider monkeys); patent infections developed in the recipients. These monkeys represent a new test system.

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Mailing address: Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, P.O. Box 2016, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.

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