Plasmodium knowlesi - Wikipedia
P. knowlesi is a eukaryote in the phylum Apicomplexa, genus Plasmodium, and subgenus Plasmodium. It is most closely related to the human parasite Plasmodium vivax as well as other Plasmodium species that infect non-human primates.
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Plasmodium falciparum is the predominant species in the world. P. vivax and P. ovale are traditionally thought to occupy complementary niches, with P. ovale predominating in Sub-Saharan Africa and P. vivax in the other areas; but their geographical ranges do overlap.
Plasmodium knowlesi : the game changer for malaria eradication
May 3, 2022 · Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic malaria parasite that has gained increasing medical interest over the past two decades. This zoonotic parasitic infection is prevalent in Southeast Asia and causes many cases with fulminant pathology.
Human Infections and Detection of Plasmodium knowlesi - PMC
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 until a large focus of human infections was reported in 2004 in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
Plasmodium knowlesi : Reservoir Hosts and Tracking the ...
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.
Plasmodium knowlesi - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi) is now regarded as the fifth malaria parasite causing human malaria 1 as it is widely distributed in south-east Asian countries especially east Malaysia where two States namely Sabah and Sarawak are situated.
Plasmodium knowlesi - Scientists Against Malaria
Plasmodium knowlesi was initially identified in the 30s as a natural Plasmodium of Macaca fascicularis monkey also capable of experimentally infecting humans. It gained a relative notoriety in the mid-30s as an alternative to Plasmodium vivax in the treatment of the general paralysis of the insane (neurosyphilis).