Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo
Plasmodium knowlesi is typically found in nature in macaques and has recently been recognized as the fifth species of Plasmodium causing malaria in human populations in south-east Asia. A case of knowlesi malaria is described in a Swedish man, who became ill after returning from a short visit to Mal...
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| author | Bronner, U Divis, Paul Cliff Simon Farnert, A. Singh, B. |
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| description | Plasmodium knowlesi is typically found in nature in macaques and has recently been recognized as the fifth species of Plasmodium causing malaria in human populations in south-east Asia. A case of knowlesi malaria is described in a Swedish man, who became ill after returning from a short visit to Malaysian Borneo in October 2006. His P. knowlesi infection was not detected using a rapid diagnostic test for malaria, but was confirmed by PCR and molecular characterization. He responded rapidly to treatment with mefloquine. Evaluation of rapid diagnostic kits with further samples from knowlesi malaria patients are necessary, since early identification and appropriate anti-malarial treatment of suspected cases are essential due to the rapid growth and potentially lifethreatening nature of P. knowlesi. Physicians should be aware that knowlesi infection is an important differential diagnosis in febrile travellers, with a recent travel history to forested areas in south-east Asia, including short-term travellers who tested negative with rapid diagnostic tests. |
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| spelling | unimas-24862016-04-20T03:16:09Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2486/ Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo Bronner, U Divis, Paul Cliff Simon Farnert, A. Singh, B. Q Science (General) R Medicine (General) Plasmodium knowlesi is typically found in nature in macaques and has recently been recognized as the fifth species of Plasmodium causing malaria in human populations in south-east Asia. A case of knowlesi malaria is described in a Swedish man, who became ill after returning from a short visit to Malaysian Borneo in October 2006. His P. knowlesi infection was not detected using a rapid diagnostic test for malaria, but was confirmed by PCR and molecular characterization. He responded rapidly to treatment with mefloquine. Evaluation of rapid diagnostic kits with further samples from knowlesi malaria patients are necessary, since early identification and appropriate anti-malarial treatment of suspected cases are essential due to the rapid growth and potentially lifethreatening nature of P. knowlesi. Physicians should be aware that knowlesi infection is an important differential diagnosis in febrile travellers, with a recent travel history to forested areas in south-east Asia, including short-term travellers who tested negative with rapid diagnostic tests. BioMed Central Ltd 2009 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2486/1/Swedish%20traveller%20with%20Plasmodium%20knowlesi%20malaria%20after%20visiting%20Malaysian%20Borneo.pdf Bronner, U and Divis, Paul Cliff Simon and Farnert, A. and Singh, B. (2009) Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo. Malaria Journal , 8 (15). |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) R Medicine (General) Bronner, U Divis, Paul Cliff Simon Farnert, A. Singh, B. Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo |
| title | Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo |
| title_full | Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo |
| title_fullStr | Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo |
| title_short | Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo |
| title_sort | swedish traveller with plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting malaysian borneo |
| topic | Q Science (General) R Medicine (General) |
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