Naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in human, Thailand.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Jongwutiwes S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3323387 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature