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High proportion of knowlesi malaria in recent malaria cases in Malaysia

Yusof R , Lau YL 1 , Mahmud R , Fong MY , Jelip J , Ngian HU Show all authors , Mustakim S , Hussin HM , Marzuki N , Mohd Ali M

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  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. lauyeeling@um.edu.my
Malar J, 2014;13:168.
PMID: 24886266 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-168

Abstract

Plasmodium knowlesi is a simian parasite that has been recognized as the fifth species causing human malaria. Naturally-acquired P. knowlesi infection is widespread among human populations in Southeast Asia. The aim of this epidemiological study was to determine the incidence and distribution of malaria parasites, with a particular focus on human P. knowlesi infection in Malaysia.

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