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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.
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
Plasmodium knowlesi Preferred
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