Plasmodium knowlesi infection in humans, Cambodia, 2007-2010.

Nimol Khim (1) , Sovannaroth Siv (2) , Saorin Kim (1) , Tara Mueller (3) , Erna Fleischmann (3) , Balbir Singh (4) , Paul Cliff Simon Divis , Nicolas Steenkeste (5) , Linda Duval (1) , Christiane Bouchier (6) , Socheat Duong (2) , Frederic Ariey (1) , Didier Menard (1)

1 Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
2 Entomology and malaria control
3 University of Munich
4 University Malaysia Sarawak
5 Laboratoire d'épidémiologie moléculaire
6 Institut Pasteur [Paris]

Two cases of Plasmodium knowlesi infection in humans were identified in Cambodia by 3 molecular detection assays and sequencing. This finding confirms the widespread distribution of P. knowlesi malaria in humans in Southeast Asia. Further wide-scale studies are required to assess the public health relevance of this zoonotic malaria parasite.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases

Nimol Khim, Sovannaroth Siv, Saorin Kim, Tara Mueller, Erna Fleischmann, et al.. Plasmodium knowlesi infection in humans, Cambodia, 2007-2010.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011, 17 (10), pp.1900-2. ⟨10.3201/eid1710.110355⟩. ⟨pasteur-00741110⟩