A recent study identified a link between mutations in two
Plasmodium knowlesi genes and clinical and laboratory
markers of disease severity in patients with zoonotic malaria
[1]. The genes are Plasmodium knowlesi normocyte
binding protein (Pknbp) xa and Pknbpxb [2]. They encode
proteins that are located on the merozoite surface and are
thought to be involved in erythrocyte invasion