Susceptibility of human Plasmodium knowlesi infections to anti-malarials.

Background: Evidence suggests that Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo remains zoonotic, meaning anti-malarial drug resistance is unlikely to have developed in the absence of drug selection pressure. Therefore, adequate response to available anti-malarial treatments is assumed.

Methods: Here the ex vivo sensitivity of human P.