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.

Keywords

• Plasmodium knowlesi
• simian malaria
• primate
• small subunit ribosomal RNA
• mitochondrial cytochrome b
• naturally acquired infection