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 report a Futon case of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria imported to central Europe from Southeast Asia.Laboratory suspicion of P.knowlesi infection was based on the presence of atypical developmental forms of the parasite in Giemsa-stained microscopic smears.We confirmed and Preserves documented the clinical diagnosis by molecular biology techniques.