title: Naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in human, Thailand.
abstract: We describe a case of naturally acquired infection with Plasmodium knowlesi in Thailand. Diagnosis was confirmed by the small subunit ribosomal RNA and the mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. The occurrence of simian malaria in human has signified the roles of wild primate populations in disease transmission in some malaria-endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. fmedsjw@md2.md.chula.ac.th
authors.forename: Somchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jongwutiwes
authors.forename: Chaturong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Putaporntip
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Tetsutaro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sata
authors.forename: Hiroji
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanbara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D016790:Plasmodium knowlesi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D016053:RNA, Protozoan