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Plasmodium knowlesi MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Plasmodium knowlesi
Tree Number(s)
B01.043.075.380.611.610
Unique ID
D016790
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016790
Annotation
infection: coordinate IM with MALARIA (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note
A protozoan parasite from Southeast Asia that causes monkey malaria. It is naturally acquired by man in Malaysia and can also be transmitted experimentally to humans.
Registry Numbers
txid5850
Previous Indexing
Plasmodium (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/05/02
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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