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Scientists are now investigating the situation amid fears that it could eventually spread between humans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Malaysia has eliminated \u2018normal\u2019 malaria, since 2011, over 25,000 people in the region have contracted the simian parasite, which causes intense nausea, malaise, fever, and sometimes death.Will there be a persistent spread of this monkey malaria and human-to-human transmission in the near future?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hear from <a href=\"https:\/\/sph.nus.edu.sg\/faculty-directory\/fornace-kimberly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assoc Prof Kimberly Fornace<\/a> as she shares her expert opinion on disease transmission and malaria elimination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo credits: Mailee Osten-Tan<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read more&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; color=&#8221;orange&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fglobal-health%2Fscience-and-disease%2Fmonkey-malaria-parasite-malaysia-borneo-jungle%2F|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Malaysia, a newly identified malaria parasite similar to HIV has already infected thousands. 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