Clinical and Pathological Outcomes of Experimental Plasmodium fragile Infection in a Rhesus Macaque

James E Prusak1,2, Sydney M Nemphos1,2, Hannah C Green1

  • 1Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana.

Summary

Rhesus macaques experimentally infected with Plasmodium fragile exhibit malaria symptoms and organ damage, validating this as a translatable model for human severe malaria research.