Tracking Plasmodium knowlesi through faecal DNA for monitoring zoonotic transmission in wild macaques across Southeast and South Asia

We conducted the non-invasive surveillance of Plasmodium knowlesi in wild macaques using 4,752 faecal samples collected across nine endemic countries.

Citation:
Wannigama DL, Amarasiri M, Phattharapornjaroen P, ……. Kicic A, Trowsdale S, Hongsing P, Yang X, et al. Tracking Plasmodium knowlesi through faecal DNA for monitoring zoonotic transmission in wild macaques across Southeast and South Asia. J Infect Dis. 2026.

Keywords:
Plasmodium knowlesi; environmental surveillance; faecal surveillance; macaque; zoonosis

Abstract:
We conducted the non-invasive surveillance of Plasmodium knowlesi in wild macaques using 4,752 faecal samples collected across nine endemic countries.