Background Plasmodium knowlesi is a potential cause of severe and fatal malaria, but
comprehensive studies of its pooled prevalence and risk factors are lacking. This study …

Background Plasmodium knowlesi causes severe and fatal malaria, and incidence in
Southeast Asia is increasing. Factors associated with death are not clearly defined. Methods …

Malaria is a complex parasitic disease, caused by Plasmodium spp. More than a century
after the discovery of malaria parasites, this disease continues to pose a global public health …

Background To date, most of the recent publications on malaria in Malaysia were conducted
in Sabah, East Malaysia focusing on the emergence of Plasmodium knowlesi. This analysis …

Eukaryotes of the genus Plasmodium cause malaria, a parasitic disease responsible for
substantial morbidity and mortality in humans. Yet, the nature and abundance of any viruses …

Background Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic parasite that causes malaria in humans.
The pathogen has a natural host reservoir in certain macaque species and is transmitted to …

Originally known to cause simian malaria, Plasmodium knowlesi is now known as the fifth
human malaria species. Since the publishing of a report that largely focused on human …

Parasitic agents have been known to cause human disease since ancient times and are
endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. Complications of parasitic diseases, including …

824-Pos Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio, not Cellular Viscoelasticity is the Major Determinant
of Red Blood Cell Traversal through Small Channels Arman Namvar1, 2, Adam Blanch2 …

The zoonotic parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has emerged as an important cause of human
malaria in parts of Southeast Asia. The parasite is indistinguishable by microscopy from the …