In Kapit, Malaysia, recent cases of malaria were diagnosed as Plasmodium knowlesi, a malarian parasite that usually infects long and pig-tailed macaques.
Repeat peripheral smears on day 3 and day 7 were negative for malarian parasites.
Definition of malarian in US English:
malarian
adjective-ēən
See malaria
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In Kapit, Malaysia, recent cases of malaria were diagnosed as Plasmodium knowlesi, a malarian parasite that usually infects long and pig-tailed macaques.
Repeat peripheral smears on day 3 and day 7 were negative for malarian parasites.