African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human Form

By Richard Chasey, posted on January 7th, 2009 in Biodiversity, Health

Originally Published by Science Daily

Malarial parasites found in tree-dwelling African thicket rats share a close evolutionary relationship with Plasmodium falciparum and P. reichenowi.

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