Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 2010 Feb 11;130(3):282-3.
PMID: 20160773 DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0554

Abstract

Since 2004, malaria with a "fifth" plasmodium, Plasmodium knowlesi (common in macaque monkeys), has been diagnosed in a number of people in Southeast Asia. This article gives a short overview of the epidemiology, clinical picture, diagnostics and treatment of P. knowlesi infection.

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