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... > Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Haemosporida > Plasmodium > Plasmodium knowlesi

Preferred term

Plasmodium knowlesi  

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Note

  • infection: coordinate IM with MALARIA (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A protozoan parasite from Southeast Asia that causes monkey malaria. It is naturally acquired by man in Malaysia and can also be transmitted experimentally to humans.

History note

  • 92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016790

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