›› 2006, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 19-71.

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Human Natural Infection of Plasmodium knowlesi

ZHU Huai-min1;LI Jun2;ZHENG Hui1   

  1. 1 Department of Etiological Biology,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai 200433,China; 2 Department of Etiological Biology,School of Medicine,Tongji University,Shanghai 200092,China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-02-28 Published:2006-02-28

Abstract:

A blood film slide taken from a patient previously diagnosed as vivax malaria in Mojiang County, Yunnan Province, showing atypical forms. The ring forms had multinuclei, and the late trophozoites trended to form band. The schizonts and gametocytes were somewhat alike to Plasmodium vivax. PCR amplification confirmed that the patient was infected by P.knowlesi.

Key words: Plasmodium knowlesi, Human infection, P.vivax multinucleatum