Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia

I Vythilingam; C H Tan; M Asmad; S T Chan; K S Lee; B Singh

doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006

Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Nov;100(11):1087-8. doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006. Epub 2006 May 24.

Authors

I Vythilingam¹, C H Tan, M Asmad, S T Chan, K S Lee, B Singh

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. indra@imr.gov.my

PMID: 16725166
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006

Abstract

Four species of malaria parasites are known to infect humans. A fifth species, Plasmodium knowlesi, has been reported to infect humans in Malaysian Borneo. Here we report for the first time the incrimination of Anopheles latens as the vector of P. knowlesi among humans and monkeys in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Anopheles / parasitology*
Female
Humans
Macaca fascicularis / parasitology
Malaria / transmission*
Malaria / veterinary
Malaysia
Plasmodium knowlesi / isolation & purification
Plasmodium knowlesi / pathogenicity*