Case of Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria in Poland Linked to Travel in Southeast Asia

Case of Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria in Poland Linked to Travel in Southeast Asia

We report a case of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria imported to central Europe from Southeast Asia. Laboratory suspicion of P. knowlesi infection was based on the presence of atypical developmental forms of the parasite in Giemsa-stained microscopic smears. We confirmed and documented the clinical diagn...

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Main Authors: Szymon P. Nowak, Paweł Zmora, Łukasz Pielok, Łukasz Kuszel, Ryszard Kierzek, Jerzy Stefaniak, Małgorzata Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
Plasmodium knowlesi
Sumatra
travel medicine
imported diseases
parasites
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/9/19-0445_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/9/19-0445_article

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