The natural hosts of P. knowlesi are the macaque and banded leaf monkeys. Photo: Visual Hunt
Malaria is endemic in Malaysia and has been around for more than a century.
The parasitic infection is due to the Plasmodium species, which include P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae.
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