Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;17(10):1900-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid1710.110355.

Plasmodium knowlesi infection in humans, Cambodia, 2007-2010

Nimol Khim  1 , Sovannaroth Siv, Saorin Kim, Tara Mueller, Erna Fleischmann, Balbir Singh, Paul Cliff Simon Divis, Nicolas Steenkeste, Linda Duval, Christiane Bouchier, Socheat Duong, Frederic Ariey, Didier Menard
Affiliations
Case Reports

Plasmodium knowlesi infection in humans, Cambodia, 2007-2010

Nimol Khim et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

Two cases of Plasmodium knowlesi infection in humans were identified in Cambodia by 3 molecular detection assays and sequencing. This finding confirms the widespread distribution of P. knowlesi malaria in humans in Southeast Asia. Further wide-scale studies are required to assess the public health relevance of this zoonotic malaria parasite.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure
Figure
A) The 3 sites involved in the epidemiologic study of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria, Cambodia, 2007–2010. B) Villages in Pailin Province in which the 2 P. knowlesi malaria case-patients lived. C) Thin blood film slide of 1 PCR-confirmed P. knowlesi single infection (case C2611). Original magnification ×1,000.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. World Health Organization. Malaria morbidity and mortality by province in Cambodia. 2011. [cited 2011 Aug 3]. http://www.wpro.who.int/sites/mvp/epidemiology/malaria/cam_graphs.htm
    1. Incardona S, Vong S, Chiv L, Lim P, Nhem S, Sem R, et al. Large-scale malaria survey in Cambodia: novel insights on species distribution and risk factors. Malar J. 2007;6:37. 10.1186/1475-2875-6-37 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Steenkeste N, Rogers WO, Okell L, Jeanne I, Incardona S, Duval L, et al. Sub-microscopic malaria cases and mixed malaria infection in a remote area of high malaria endemicity in Rattanakiri province, Cambodia: implication for malaria elimination. Malar J. 2010;9:108. 10.1186/1475-2875-9-108 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Cox-Singh J, Singh B. Knowlesi malaria: newly emergent and of public health importance? Trends Parasitol. 2008;24:406–10. 10.1016/j.pt.2008.06.001 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics. Non-malaria Febrile Illness Study Final Review Workshop. 2011. [cited 2011 Aug 3]. http://www.wpro.who.int/sites/mvp/meetings/Non-Malaria+Febrile+Illness+S...

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources