Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2021)

Natural Human Infections with Plasmodium cynomolgi, P. inui, and 4 other Simian Malaria Parasites, Malaysia

  • Nan Jiun Yap,
  • Hanisah Hossain,
  • Thamayanthi Nada-Raja,
  • Romano Ngui,
  • Azdayanti Muslim,
  • Boon-Peng Hoh,
  • Loke Tim Khaw,
  • Khamisah Abdul Kadir,
  • Paul Cliff Simon Divis,
  • Indra Vythilingam,
  • Balbir Singh,
  • Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.204502
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 8
pp. 2187 – 2191

Abstract

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We detected the simian malaria parasites Plasmodium knowlesi, P. cynomolgi, P. inui, P. coatneyi, P. inui–like, and P. simiovale among forest fringe–living indigenous communities from various locations in Malaysia. Our findings underscore the importance of using molecular tools to identify newly emergent malaria parasites in humans.

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