Is there evidence of sustained human-mosquito-human transmission of the zoonotic malaria Plasmodium knowlesi? A systematic literature review

Ruiz Cuenca, P

; Key, S; Lindblade, KA; Vythilingam, I; Drakeley, C

and Fornace, K

(2022). Is there evidence of sustained human-mosquito-human transmission of the zoonotic malaria Plasmodium knowlesi? A systematic literature review. [Dataset]. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5902668.v1

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The zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has emerged across Southeast Asia and is now the main cause of malaria in humans in Malaysia. A critical priority for P. knowlesi surveillance and control is understanding whether transmission is entirely zoonotic or is also occurring through human-mosquito-human transmission.

Keywords

Malaria; Plasmodium knowlesi; Non-zoonotic transmission; Zoonoses; Macaques; Simian malaria; Systematic literature review; Disease emergence

Item Type	Dataset
Resource Type	Resource Type Resource Description Dataset Quantitative
Capture method	Compilation/Synthesis
Date	18 March 2022
Language(s) of written materials	English
Creator(s)	Ruiz Cuenca, P; Key, S; Lindblade, KA; Vythilingam, I; Drakeley, C and Fornace, K
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Department of Infection Biology
Participating Institutions	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Date Deposited	01 Apr 2022 16:22
Last Modified	09 Oct 2025 14:49
Publisher	Figshare