Plasmodium knowlesi infection imported to Germany, January 2013
Eurosurveillance 18(40)
Article 2013 English
Authors
HO
Hans Martin Orth
BJ
Björn‐Erik Ole Jensen
MH
Martha Holtfreter
Abstract
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Plasmodium knowlesi was known as a plasmodium of macaques until P. knowlesi transmission to humans was recognised in Borneo and later throughout South-East Asia. We describe here a case of a P. knowlesi infection imported to Germany from Thailand. The patient had not taken antimalarial chemoprophylaxis and suffered from daily fever attacks. Microscopy revealed trophozoites and gametocytes resembling P. malariae. P. knowlesi malaria was confirmed by PCR.
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