Plasmodium knowlesi is a malaria parasite that is found in nature in long-tailed and pig-
tailed macaques. Naturally acquired human infections were thought to be extremely rare …

In 2004 a large focus of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria was reported in the human
population in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Plasmodium knowlesi, a parasite of the South …

Background Plasmodium knowlesi is a simian parasite that has been recognized as the fifth
species causing human malaria. Naturally-acquired P. knowlesi infection is widespread …

Background The simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is emerging as a public
health problem in Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysian Borneo where it now accounts …

Background Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic pathogen, transmitted among macaques
and to humans by anopheline mosquitoes. Information on P. knowlesi malaria is lacking in …

Background The simian malaria parasite, Plasmodium knowlesi, can cause severe and fatal
disease in humans yet it is rarely included in routine public health reporting systems for …

Background Infection by the simian malaria parasite, Plasmodium knowlesi, can lead to
severe and fatal disease in humans, and is the most common cause of malaria in parts of …

Background The elimination of malaria in Southeast Asia has become more challenging as
a result of rising knowlesi malaria cases. In addition, naturally occurring human infections …

Plasmodium knowlesi is the main cause of malaria in Sarawak, where studies on vectors of
P. knowlesi have been conducted in only two districts. Anopheles balabacensis and An …

Originally known to cause simian malaria, Plasmodium knowlesi is now known as the fifth
human malaria species. Since the publishing of a report that largely focused on human …