Table 1. Summary of malaria parasite infections in wild macaques.
No. of macaques infected | ||||
Infection | Plasmodium spp. | LT | PT | Total |
Single | Pk | 1 | 1 | |
Pct | 3 | 3 | ||
Pcy | 1 | 1 | ||
Pin | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Double | Pk, Pct | 1 | 1 | |
Pk, Pcy | 2 | 2 | ||
Pk, Pfi | 1 | 1 | ||
Pk, Pin | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
Pcy, Pin | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Pin, Pct | 2 | 2 | ||
Triple | Pk, Pcy, Pct | 3 | 3 | |
Pk, Pcy, Pin | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Pk, Pin, Pct | 14 | 3 | 17 | |
Pk, Pin, Pfi | 1 | 1 | ||
Pcy, Pin, Pct | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Quadruple | Pk, Pcy, Pin, Pct | 38 | 3 | 41 |
Pk, Pin, Pct, Pfi | 1 | 1 | ||
Quintuple | Pk, Pcy, Pin, Pct, Pfi | 1 | 1 | |
Total Plasmodium-positive | 80 | 21 | 101 | |
Total Plasmodium-negative | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Total no. of macaques | 82 | 26 | 108 |
Pk = P. knowlesi, Pct = P. coatneyi, Pcy = P. cynomolgi, Pin = P. inui, Pfi = P. fieldi. LT = Long-tailed, PT = Pig-tailed.