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The ecology and epidemiology of malaria parasitism in wild chimpanzee reservoirs
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dc.contributor.author | Scully, Erik J | |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, Weimin | |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Yingying | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndjango, Jean-Bosco N | |
dc.contributor.author | Peeters, Martine | |
dc.contributor.author | Kamenya, Shadrack | |
dc.contributor.author | Pusey, Anne E | |
dc.contributor.author | Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V | |
dc.contributor.author | Sanz, Crickette M | |
dc.contributor.author | Morgan, David B | |
dc.contributor.author | Piel, Alex K | |
dc.contributor.author | Stewart, Fiona A | |
dc.contributor.author | Gonder, Mary K | |
dc.contributor.author | Simmons, Nicole | |
dc.contributor.author | Asiimwe, Caroline | |
dc.contributor.author | Zuberbühler, Klaus | |
dc.contributor.author | Koops, Kathelijne | |
dc.contributor.author | Chapman, Colin A | |
dc.contributor.author | Chancellor, Rebecca | |
dc.contributor.author | Rundus, Aaron | |
dc.contributor.author | Huffman, Michael A | |
dc.contributor.author | Wolfe, Nathan D | |
dc.contributor.author | Duraisingh, Manoj T | |
dc.contributor.author | Hahn, Beatrice H | |
dc.contributor.author | Wrangham, Richard W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-07T11:30:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-07T11:30:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-09-27 | |
dc.identifier | 281906475 | |
dc.identifier | 8fe201a7-6250-4349-ba3e-3ddacd42b93d | |
dc.identifier | 36167977 | |
dc.identifier | 000860702800006 | |
dc.identifier | 85138881087 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Scully , E J , Liu , W , Li , Y , Ndjango , J-B N , Peeters , M , Kamenya , S , Pusey , A E , Lonsdorf , E V , Sanz , C M , Morgan , D B , Piel , A K , Stewart , F A , Gonder , M K , Simmons , N , Asiimwe , C , Zuberbühler , K , Koops , K , Chapman , C A , Chancellor , R , Rundus , A , Huffman , M A , Wolfe , N D , Duraisingh , M T , Hahn , B H & Wrangham , R W 2022 , ' The ecology and epidemiology of malaria parasitism in wild chimpanzee reservoirs ' , Communications Biology , vol. 5 , 1020 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03962-0 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2399-3642 | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: 655572 | |
dc.identifier.other | pii: 10.1038/s42003-022-03962-0 | |
dc.identifier.other | pmc: PMC9515101 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-8378-088X/work/121753633 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/26309 | |
dc.description | Funding: This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health R01AI091595, R01AI120810, R01AI050529, and P30AI045008 (B.H.H.); R01HL139337 (M.T.D.), the National Geographic Society (E.J.S.), the International Primatological Society (E.J.S.), and the American Society of Primatologists (E.J.S.), as well as fellowships from Harvard University (E.J.S.) and the National Science Foundation (E.J.S.). | en |
dc.description.abstract | Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) harbor rich assemblages of malaria parasites, including three species closely related to P. falciparum (sub-genus Laverania), the most malignant human malaria parasite. Here, we characterize the ecology and epidemiology of malaria infection in wild chimpanzee reservoirs. We used molecular assays to screen chimpanzee fecal samples, collected longitudinally and cross-sectionally from wild populations, for malaria parasite mitochondrial DNA. We found that chimpanzee malaria parasitism has an early age of onset and varies seasonally in prevalence. A subset of samples revealed Hepatocystis mitochondrial DNA, with phylogenetic analyses suggesting that Hepatocystis appears to cross species barriers more easily than Laverania. Longitudinal and cross-sectional sampling independently support the hypothesis that mean ambient temperature drives spatiotemporal variation in chimpanzee Laverania infection. Infection probability peaked at ~24.5 °C, consistent with the empirical transmission optimum of P. falciparum in humans. Forest cover was also positively correlated with spatial variation in Laverania prevalence, consistent with the observation that forest-dwelling Anophelines are the primary vectors. Extrapolating these relationships across equatorial Africa, we map spatiotemporal variation in the suitability of chimpanzee habitat for Laverania transmission, offering a hypothetical baseline indicator of human exposure risk. | |
dc.format.extent | 14 | |
dc.format.extent | 2957952 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Communications Biology | en |
dc.subject | QR Microbiology | en |
dc.subject | DAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject | MCC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QR | en |
dc.title | The ecology and epidemiology of malaria parasitism in wild chimpanzee reservoirs | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Organic Semiconductor Centre | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s42003-022-03962-0 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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