Distribution and prevalence of malaria parasites among long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in regional populations across Southeast Asia

Table 1 Malaria parasite infections in long-tailed macaques by location

Infection	Plasmodium species	Number of long-tailed macaques infected
Infection	Plasmodium species	Laos	Singapore	Vanny, Cambodia	Batangas, Philippines	Zamboanga, Philippines	Southern Sumatra	Bintan Island	Total
Single	Pk	1							1
	Pcy	28	23	24	2	1	39	9	126
	Pct			7		1		1	9
	Pin		2	1		2	1	2	8
	Pfi		1						1
Double	Pcy, Pin		1	2			9	2	15
	Pin, Pfi		1						1
	Pct, Pfi	1	1						2
	Pcy, Pfi			1				1	2
	Pct, Pcy		1		1				1
	Pin, Pct			9					9
Triple	Pcy, Pin, Pfi		1					1	2
Total Plasmodium-positive		30	31	44	3	4	49	16	177 (64.1 %)
Total Plasmodium-negative		14	9	10	25	36	1	4	99 (35.9 %)
Total number of macaques		44	40	54	28	40	50	20	276 (100 %)

Pk P. knowlesi, Pcy P. cynomolgi, Pin P. inui, Pct P. coatneyi, Pfi P. fieldi

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