Efficient Surveillance of Plasmodium knowlesi Genetic Subpopulations, Malaysian Borneo, 2000–2018

• Main Authors: Divis, Paul Cliff Simon, Hu, Ting Huey, Kadir, Khamisah Abdul, Mohammad, Dayang Shuaisah Awang, Hii, King Ching, Daneshvar, Cyrus, Conway, David J., Singh, Balbir
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30093/1/Efficient%20Surveillance%20of%20Plasmodium%20knowlesi%20Genetic%20Subpopulations%2C%20Malaysian%20Borneo%2C%202000%E2%80%932018.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30093/; https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/19-0924_article
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Population genetic analysis revealed that Plasmodium knowlesi infections in Malaysian Borneo are caused by 2 divergent parasites associated with long-tailed (cluster 1) and pig-tailed (cluster 2) macaques. Because the transmission ecology is likely to differ for each macaque species, we developed a...