Plasmodium knowlesiin Human, Indonesian Borneo
Open Access
- 1 April 2010
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 16 (4) , 672-674
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1604.091624
Abstract
Plasmodium knowlesi is now established as the fifth Plasmodium species to cause malaria in humans. We describe a case of P. knowlesi infection acquired in Indonesian Borneo that was imported into Australia. Clinicians need to consider this diagnosis in a patient who has acquired malaria in forest areas of Southeast Asia.Keywords
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