Table 2. Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. [17] and Rickettsia spp. in chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos found in Cameroon and DRC.

		Fecal samples tested		Fecal samples positive
		Liu W and al. study [17]	Our study	Liu W and al. study	Our study
		Plasmodium spp.	Rickettsia spp.	Plasmodium spp.	Rickettsia spp.	P value
Cameroon	Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes)	612	313	147	39	0.0007
	Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)	659	430	120	74	0.7
DRC	Bonobo (Pan paniscus)	107	285	0	8	0.18