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. 2023 Oct;29(10):2177–2179. doi: 10.3201/eid2910.230809

Table. Summary of published Plasmodium knowlesi cases in North America imported from the Philippines*.

Patient age, y Patient sex Year Geographic location presented Region of Philippines traveled Diagnosis Treatment
50 F 2008 (2) New York, NY, USA Palawan PCR failed to identify species; confirmed by 1055-bp PCR product sequencing Atovaquone/proguanil and primaquine
NA NA 2018 (7) NA NA PCR Atovaquone/proguanil
55 M 2023 (this case) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Palawan PCR; confirmed by 118-bp PCR sequencing Atovaquone/proguanil

*NA, not available.