High incidence of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria compared to other human malaria species in several hospitals in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lai, Meng Yee, Rafieqin, N., Lee, P. Y. Z., Rawa, Amir M. S., Dzul, S., Yahaya, N., Abdullah, F. H., Othman, N., Jelip, J., Ooi, C. H., Ibrahim, J., Aung, M., Abdullah, A. H., Laili, Z., Lau, Yee Ling
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Soc Parasitology Tropical Medicine 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34625/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Through the regional control programme, Malaysia has been successfully reducing the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections. However, the incidence of zoonotic malaria Plasmodium knowlesi infection is increasing and now has been the major cause of malaria in Malaysia espec...