Prevalence of simian malaria parasites in macaques of Singapore

• Main Authors: Li, Irene Meizhi, Mailepessov, Diyar, Vythilingam, Indra, Lee, Vernon, Lam, Patrick, Ng, Lee Ching, Tan, Cheong Huat
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Macaque; Malaria
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146672
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Plasmodium knowlesi is a simian malaria parasite currently recognized as the fifth causative agent of human malaria. Recently, naturally acquired P. cynomolgi infection in humans was also detected in Southeast Asia. The main reservoir of both parasites is the long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques, whi...