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Epidemiology of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in north-east Sabah, Malaysia: family clusters and wide age distribution

Barber BE 1 , William T , Dhararaj P , Anderios F , Grigg MJ , Yeo TW Show all authors , Anstey NM

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  • 1 Global Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, PO Box 41096, Casuarina 0810,, Northern Territory, Australia
Malar J, 2012;11:401.
PMID: 23216947 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-401

Abstract

The simian parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is a common cause of human malaria in Malaysian Borneo, with a particularly high incidence in Kudat, Sabah. Little is known however about the epidemiology in this substantially deforested region.

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