Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia

Four species of malaria parasites are known to infect humans. A fifth species, Plasmodium knowlesi, has been reported to infect humans in Malaysian Borneo. Here we report for the first time the incrimination of Anopheles latens as the vector of P knowlesi among humans and monkeys in Sarawak, Malaysia. (C) 2006 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.