Plasmodium spp. in macaques, Macaca fascicularis, in Malaysia, and their potential role in zoonotic malaria transmission

• Main Authors: Yusuf, Noorazian Md, Zulkefli, Jannah, Jiram, Adela Ida, Vythilingam, Indra, Hisam, Shamilah, Devi, Renuka, Salehhuddin, Afiqah, Ali, Nurulshuhada Md, Isa, Maccallyster, Alias, Norwahida, Salim, Nurhainis Ogu, Abd Aziz, Adli, Sulaiman, Lokman Hakim
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/42122/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Macaques, Macaca fascicularis, are a known reservoir of Plasmodium knowlesi, the agent of simian malaria which is the predominant zoonotic species affecting humans in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. Recently, a naturally acquired human infection of another simian malaria parasite, P. c...