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The persistence of this zoonotic species has hampered Malaysia\u2019s progress towards achieving the malaria-free status awarded by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Due to the zoonotic nature of\n                    <jats:italic>P. knowlesi<\/jats:italic>\n                    infections, it is important to study the prevalence of the parasite in the macaque host, the long-tailed macaque (\n                    <jats:italic>Macaca fascicularis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ). Apart from\n                    <jats:italic>P. knowlesi<\/jats:italic>\n                    , the long-tailed macaque is also able to harbour\n                    <jats:italic>Plasmodium cynomolgi, Plasmodium inui<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Plasmodium caotneyi<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Plasmodium fieldi.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Here we report the prevalence of the 5 simian malaria parasites in the wild long-tailed macaque population in 12 out of the 13 states in Peninsular Malaysia using a nested PCR approach targeting the\n                    <jats:italic>18s ribosomal RNA<\/jats:italic>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>18s rRNA<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) gene. It was found that all five\n                    <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                    species were widely distributed throughout Peninsular Malaysia except for states with major cities such as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Of note, Pahang reported a malaria prevalence of 100% in the long-tailed macaque population, identifying it as a potential hotspot for zoonotic transmission. 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