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Seasonal and Spatial Dynamics of the Primary Vector of Plasmodium knowlesi within a Major Transmission Focus in Sabah, Malaysia.
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- Systematic review of Anopheles abundance and meta-analysis of nonhuman primate malaria infection in mosquitoes in Thailand.Parasites & vectors · 2026Pooled it
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- First molecular confirmations of Anopheles dirus and Anopheles scanloni in Indonesia, with DNA of zoonotic, enzootic and human malarias detected in An. dirus.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Plasmodium knowlesi gametocyte carriage and load among malaria patients at Kapit Hospital in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of environmental factors on the bionomics ofOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Plasmodium knowlesi and global changes: socio-ecological drivers and challenges.Malaria journal · 2025Review
- Multi-pronged surveillance to understand the spatiotemporal correlations among macaques, vectors and humans in Plasmodium knowlesi malaria transmission.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Plasmodium cynomolgi: potential emergence of new zoonotic malaria in Southeast Asia.Parasites & vectors · 2025Review
- Genomic epidemiology of Plasmodium knowlesi reveals putative genetic drivers of adaptation in Malaysia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Emerging malaria in Indonesia: An overview ofParasite epidemiology and control · 2025Article
- Risk of Neglected Zoonotic Malaria in Western Ghats: How the Ecosystem Favors Transmission of an Impending Public Health Threat.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Human-to-Anopheles dirus mosquito transmission of the anthropozoonotic malaria parasite, Plasmodium knowlesi.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Forest Restoration and the Zoonotic Vector Anopheles balabacensis in Sabah, Malaysia.EcoHealth · 2024Article
- Spatial analyses of Plasmodium knowlesi vectors with reference to control interventions in Malaysia.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Cryptic Diversity and Demographic Expansion ofGenes · 2023Article
- High transmission efficiency of the simian malaria vectors and population expansion of their parasites Plasmodium cynomolgi and Plasmodium inui.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is emerging as a public health problem in Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysian Borneo where it now accounts for the greatest burden of malaria cases and deaths. Control is hindered by limited understanding of the ecology of potential vector species. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsWe conducted a one year longitudinal study of P. knowlesi vectors in three sites within an endemic area of Sabah, Malaysia. All mosquitoes were captured using human landing catch. Anopheles mosquitoes were dissected to determine, oocyst, sporozoites and parous rate. Anopheles balabacensis is confirmed as the primary vector of. P. knowlesi (using nested PCR) in Sabah for the first time. Vector densities were significantly higher and more seasonally variable in the village than forest or small scale farming site. However An. balabacensis survival and P. knowlesi infection rates were highest in forest and small scale farm sites. Anopheles balabacensis mostly bites humans outdoors in the early evening between 1800 to 2000 hrs. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This study indicates transmission is unlikely to be prevented by bednets. This combined with its high vectorial capacity poses a threat to malaria elimination programmes within the region.
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