Abstract
Human medical view on zoonotic parasites
Highlights
The most significant genus of human parasites is Plasmodium. It is the causative agent of malaria, a severe tropical protozoan disease, which kills globally more than one million people every year [3]
In 2007, P. knowlesii infection was diagnosed in Finland in a tourist who had traveled in Malay Peninsula [4]
The parasite was eradicated from the reindeer-dog cycle, and endemic human cases have not been diagnosed for several decades
Summary
The most significant genus of human parasites is Plasmodium. It is the causative agent of malaria, a severe tropical protozoan disease, which kills globally more than one million people every year [3]. In Finland, about twenty cases of malaria are diagnosed annually [4]. In 2007, P. knowlesii infection was diagnosed in Finland in a tourist who had traveled in Malay Peninsula [4].
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