Monkey Malaria in a European Traveler Returning from Malaysia

Kantele, Anu; Marti, Hanspeter; Felger, Ingrid; Müller, Dania; Jokiranta, T. Sakari

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Monkey Malaria in a European Traveler Returning from Malaysia

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Sep 2008
By Kantele, Anu ; Marti, Hanspeter ; Felger, Ingrid ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Kantele, Anu ; Marti, Hanspeter ; Felger, Ingrid ; Müller, Dania ; Jokiranta, T. Sakari
Description:

In 2007, a Finnish traveler was infected in Peninsular Malaysia with Plasmodium knowlesi, a parasite that usually causes malaria in monkeys. P. knowlesi has established itself as the fifth Plasmodium species that can cause human malaria. The disease is potentially life-threatening in humans; clinicians and laboratory personnel should become more aware of this pathogen in travelers.
Subjects:

Animals Antimalarials Communicable Diseases Dispatch Doxycycline Emerging Finland Humans Malaria Malaysia Male Middle Aged Monkey Diseases Parasitology PCR Plasmodium Knowlesi Quinine Travel
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(9):1434-1436
Pubmed ID:

18760013
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC2603100
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Journal Article
Volume:

14
Issue:

9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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