Hidden hematological, biochemical and immune costs of asymptomatic malaria infections in semi-wild chimpanzees
Adam Nowakowski, Éric Elguero, Catriona Patterson, Anne Boissière, Fanny Degrugillier, Christine Sidobre, Céline Arnathau, Pauline Grentzinger, Eric Willaume, Arthur M. Talman, Benoît Malleret, Larson Boundenga, Barthélémy Ngoubangoye, Franck Prugnolle, Samuel Crocodile Wassmer, Virginie Rougeron
This study examines the health impacts of asymptomatic malaria in semi-wild chimpanzees, finding systemic immune changes and physiological stress indicators.
PLoS Pathogens · Jun 23, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology