A dual colour fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay for identifying the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi with a potential application for the specific diagnosis of knowlesi malaria in peripheral-level laboratories of Southeast Asia.
Jyotsna ShahAkhila PoruriOlivia MarkUrmila KhadilkaFranziska MohringRobert W MoonRanjan RamasamyPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2017)
To our knowledge, this is the first description of a FISH assay for P. knowlesi that is potentially useful for diagnosing infections in remote laboratories in endemic countries.