Plasmodium knowlesi, a malaria parasite originally thought to be restricted to macaques in
Southeast Asia, has recently been recognized as a significant cause of human malaria.
Unlike the benign and morphologically similar P. malariae, these parasites can lead to fatal
infections. Malaria parasites, including P. knowlesi, have not yet been detected in macaques
of the Kapit Division of Malaysian Borneo, where the majority of human knowlesi malaria
cases have been reported. In order to extend our understanding of the epidemiology and …

Plasmodium knowlesi, a malaria parasite originally thought to be restricted to macaques in
Southeast Asia, has recently been recognized as a significant cause of human malaria.
Unlike the benign and morphologically similar P. malariae, these parasites can lead to fatal
infections. Malaria parasites, including P. knowlesi, have not yet been detected in macaques
of the Kapit Division of Malaysian Borneo, where the majority of human knowlesi malaria
cases have been reported. In order to extend our understanding of the epidemiology and …