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Excerpt from The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, Vol. 80: April, 2009
The origin and subsequent proliferation of malarias capable of infecting humans in South America remain unclear, particularly with respect to the role of Neotropical monkeys in the infectious chain of Plasmodium vivax. First, the evidence to date will be reviewed for pre-columbian human malaria, introduction with colonization, zoonotic transfer from cebid monkeys, and anthroponotic transfer to monkeys. Second, the role of demographic and ecological changes following European contact in the proliferation of malaria will be addressed with attention to changes in the habitat of malarial vectors following the Amazonian reforestation between 1500-1750. Third, cultural behaviors of indigenous Amazonians, such as primate hunting and pet - keeping, will be addressed in terms of their role in the perpetuation of the contemporary enzootic cycle of vivax-type malarias. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
