Cases of the ‘Monkey malaria’, Plasmodium knowlesi, up in Malaysia
Health officials in Malaysia are showing concern over the increases in cases of the “Monkey malaria”, Plasmodium knowlesi in humans in recent years, according to a Sun Daily report today. Universiti More...
What is malaria?
Human malaria is considered a tropical disease, but some cases happen outside the tropics. Most cases are found in Southeast Asia, China, India, and Africa, parts of the Middle East, Mexico, Central and South America. The More...
Japan reports first imported case of Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium knowlesi, sometimes considered the fifth human malaria species, is still mostly known as a malaria of macaques in southeast Asia where 78% of the monkeys tested were positive, according to a paper More...