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