Molecular epidemiology and population genomics of Plasmodium knowlesi

• Main Authors: Divis, Paul Cliff Simon, Singh, Balbir, Conway, David J.
• Other Authors: Drakeley, Chris J.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press 2021
• Subjects: QH426 Genetics; QR Microbiology; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36277/1/paul.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36277/; https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apar.2021.08.003

Molecular epidemiology has been central to uncovering P. knowlesi as an important cause of human malaria in Southeast Asia, and to understanding the complex nature of this zoonosis. Species-specific parasite detection and characterization of sequences were vital to show that P. knowlesi was distinct...