A survey of simian Plasmodium infections in humans in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Sri Riyati, Sugiarto, Diana, Natalia, Dayang Shuaisah Awang, Mohamad, Nawal, Rosli, Wendy A., Davis, J. Kevin, Baird, Balbir, Singh, Iqbal, Elyazar, Paul Cliff Simon, Divis, Timothy M.E., Davis
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2022
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40343/3/abstract.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40343/; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-21570-0; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21570-0
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

The simian parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is the predominant species causing human malaria infection, including hospitalisations for severe disease and death, in Malaysian Borneo. By contrast, there have been only a few case reports of knowlesi malaria from Indonesian Borneo. This situation seems para...