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Published in final edited form as: Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2017 Dec 18;32(1):189–200. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.10.008

Table 1. Species of human malaria parasites.

Plasmodium Species	Endemic Regions	Typical Drug Resistance
P falciparum	• Sub-Saharan Africa • Haiti • Dominican Republic • Southeast Asia	• Chloroquine • Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine • ACT therapies (in Southeast Asia)
P vivax	• Indian subcontinent • Central and South America • Southeast Asia	• Chloroquine (some areas)
P ovale	• Most cases reported in West Africa • May also be present in Asia	—
P malariae	Less common Wide global distribution	—
P knowlesi	Rare Cases in forested regions of Southeast Asia, associated with long-tailed macaques	—