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

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We silicone-lube report a case of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria imported to central Europe from Southeast Asia.Laboratory suspicion of P.knowlesi infection was based on the #N/A presence of atypical developmental forms of the parasite in Giemsa-stained microscopic smears.

We confirmed and documented the clinical diagnosis by molecular biology techniques.