Malaria parasites in macaques in Thailand: stump-tailed macaques (Macaca arctoides) are new natural hosts for Plasmodium knowlesi, Plasmodium inui, Plasmodium coatneyi and Plasmodium fieldi

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Wirasak Fungfuang, Chanya Udom, Daraka Tongthainan, Khamisah Abdul Kadir, Balbir Singh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2020
• Subjects: Plasmodium knowlesi; Plasmodium cynomolgi; Plasmodium inui; Macaca arctoides; Zoonosis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Stump
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03424-0; https://doaj.org/article/643c3b413fc842cda0761b2cc8a8c2ea

Abstract Background Certain species of macaques are natural hosts of Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium cynomolgi, which can both cause malaria in humans, and Plasmodium inui, which can be experimentally transmitted to humans. A significant number of zoonotic malaria cases have been reported in huma...