The parasite that causes malignant malaria in humans has been found in gorillas by scientists from France, Cameroon, Gabon and the US.
To reach the conclusion, researchers analysed faeces from wild gorillas in Cameroon and blood samples from a captive animal from Gabon, reports The BBC.
"Sampling malaria parasites from apes in the wild has until now been very difficult", said Dr Francisco Ayala from the University of California, Irvine.
DNA evidence of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malignant malaria in humans, was found in faecal samples from two gorilla subspecies.
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"It's not clear what we can do with respect to this problem other than trying to decrease contact."
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