Hello, i am researching about Plasmodium knowlesi. i have read this paper
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294981/
The paper still using Pmk8 and Pmkr9 to detect P. knowlesi.
But i still wondering if P. knowlesi could have a co-infection with another malaria parasit for example P. vivax.
Can someone provide me a study that confirm a P. knowlesi co-infection using Primer used by Imwong et al 2009? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19812279
Thank you
In Southeast Asia, where P. knowlesi, vivax and falciparum coexist is theoretically possible to be infected with a combination of parasites, as being bitten by Anopheles is a common event. Either a human is bitten by 2 ot more mosquitoes each carrying different parasites or, rarer, one can be bitten by a single mosquito carrying sporozoites of different Plasmodium.
I hope this paper will help you:
Marchand RP, Culleton R, Maeno Y, Quang NT, Nakazawa S. Co-infections of Plasmodium knowlesi, P. falciparum, and P. vivax among humans and Anopheles dirus mosquitoes, southern Vietnam. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul
Yes, with P falciparum reported from Andaman Nicobar islands( India)
Rupesh K. Tyagi, Manoj K. Das, Shiv S. Singh and Yagya D. Sharma Discordance in drug resistance-associated mutation patterns in marker genes of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium knowlesi during coinfections J. Antimicrob. Chemother. (2013) 68 (5): 1081-1088. doi: 10.1093/jac/dks508
Yes, Yuyus.
Amongst other publications, have a closer look at Bridget's and Matt's studies from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) :).
Best, Jutta
Ron P. Marchand et al (2011)Co-infections of Plasmodium knowlesi, P. falciparum, and P. vivax among Humans and Anopheles dirus Mosquitoes, Southern Vietnam
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