Monkey malaria in a European traveler returning from Malaysia.
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ABSTRACT: In 2007, a Finnish traveler was infected in Peninsular Malaysia with Plasmodium knowlesi, a parasite that usually causes malaria in monkeys. P. knowlesi has established itself as the fifth Plasmodium species that can cause human malaria. The disease is potentially life-threatening in humans; clinicians and laboratory personnel should become more aware of this pathogen in travelers.
SUBMITTER: Kantele A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2603100 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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