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Human malarial parasite came from gorillas

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The parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria in humans was not transmitted by chimpanzees.

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  1. Liu, W. et al. Nature 467, 420-425 (2010).

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Milton, J. Human malarial parasite came from gorillas. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.486

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