Natural Plasmodium inui infections in humans and Anopheles cracens mosquito, Malaysia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2021

Abstract

We detected 2 natural, asymptomatic Plasmodium inui monoinfections in humans in Malaysia by using nested PCR on concentrated high-volume blood samples. We found a P. inui-positive Anopheles cracens mosquito in the same site as the human infections. Investigators should use ultrasensitive detection methods to identify simian malaria parasite transmission in humans.

Keywords

Plasmodium inui: Infections, Anopheles cracens Mosquito, Malaysia

Divisions

fac_med

Funders

Long Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS/1/2018/UM/01/1/4),Long Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS/1/2018/UM/01/1/3),Ministry of Education, Malaysia

Publication Title

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Publisher

Centers Disease Control & Prevention

Publisher Location

1600 CLIFTON RD, ATLANTA, GA 30333 USA

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