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Research involving UMS finds no evidence Monkey Malaria adapting to spread between people

KOTA KINABALU (June 7): A new study published in Nature Communications shows that increases in cases of Plasmodium knowlesi (malaria monyet) in Malaysia is likely to be driven by spill over from macaques to mosquitoes to people. Researchers at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Ministry of Heal
City Of United Kingdom Kamruddin Ahmed Kimberly Fornace Syafie Asyraf Universiti Mohammad Saffree Jeffree

Expert Comment – Increase in Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Malaysia due to spillover from monkeys

Rising cases of human malaria in Malaysia caused by a major zoonotic parasite are likely driven by spillover from macaque monkeys and not direct human-to-human transmission, new research suggests. According to a study published in Nature Communications, the observed increase in malaria cases in the country over the past decade caused by the parasite, Plasmodium knowlesi are due to infections from mosquitoes carrying the disease from macaques and not between humans.
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