AdvertisementStudy: Deadly Malaria Strain Came From ChimpsAugust 03, 2009Jon HamiltonfacebookEmailAccording to researchers, parasites found in the blood of this chimpanzee and others in Cameroon's Mfou National Park are the ancestors of those that cause a deadly form of malaria in humans. Researchers say this discovery shows that malaria jumped from chimpanzees to humans, much the way that HIV originated. (Global Viral Forecasting Initiative)