Monkey malaria in a European traveler returning from Malaysia.
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.
Kantele
Anu
A
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. anu.kantele@hus.fi
Marti
Hanspeter
H
Felger
Ingrid
I
Müller
Dania
D
Jokiranta
T Sakari
TS