Human infection with an ape Plasmodium vivax-like parasite
Tue Sparholt Jørgensen, Paul M. Sharp, Jonathan Szeps, John Kerr White, Thomas Booth, Henrik Vedel Nielsen, Christen Rune Stensvold
The paper reports a case of human infection with an ape-like Plasmodium vivax parasite, identified through whole-genome sequencing, suggesting zoonotic transmission from wild gorillas and chimpanzees.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2026 · PreprintGenetics