Jorge E. Machado-Alba*
Even discussed whether it is an emerging disease or a form of malaria that was being misdiagnosed; but beyond that may have similar blood forms of Plasmodium knowlesi with P. malarie and P. falciparum that have generated confusion. We must advance in the correct and opportune identification because severe and complicated forms of malaria are also associated requiring diagnosis and adequate treatment [1, 2]. We know that the etiologic agent may live in different species of monkeys in Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia and the Philippines, particularly Macaca fascicu- laris, and found the same haplotypes and alleles of the parasite in apes and humans, but also experimentally has been shown to infect endemic monkeys to Central and South America (1.2). It
has been established that some monkeys in Brazil and elsewhere in South America can host species of P. vivax and P
Malaria by Plasmodium knowlesi, A Zoonosis Transmitted by Vectors
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- Tema: Epidemiología
- Autores: Machado-Alba JE
- Idiomas: Inglés
- Palabras clave: Zoonosis Transmitted by Vectors
Machado-Alba JE. Malaria by Plasmodium knowlesi, A Zoonosis Transmitted by Vectors. Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov. 2015;10(1):8-9 Enlace: http://www.eurekaselect.com/130196/article
