Naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in human, Thailand

Jongwutiwes, S.; Putaporntip, C.; Iwasaki, T.; Sata, T.; Kanbara, H.

Emerging Infectious Diseases 10(12): 2211-2213

2004


ISSN/ISBN: 1080-6040
PMID: 15663864
DOI: 10.3201/eid1012.040293
Document Number: 239360
We describe a case of naturally acquired infection with Plasmodium knowlesi in Thailand. Diagnosis was confirmed by the small subunit ribosomal RNA and the mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. The occurrence of simian malaria in human has signified the roles of wild primate populations in disease transmission in some malaria-endemic areas.

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