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Plasmodium knowlesi malaria an emerging public health problem in Hulu Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia (2009-2013): epidemiologic and entomologic analysis

Vythilingam I 1 , Lim YA , Venugopalan B , Ngui R , Leong CS , Wong ML Show all authors , Khaw L , Goh X , Yap N , Sulaiman WY , Jeffery J , Zawiah AG , Nor Aszlina I , Sharma RS , Yee Ling L , Mahmud R

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  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. indra.vythilingam@gmail.com
Parasit Vectors, 2014;7:436.
PMID: 25223878 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-436

Abstract

While transmission of the human Plasmodium species has declined, a significant increase in Plasmodium knowlesi/Plasmodium malariae cases was reported in Hulu Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia. Thus, a study was undertaken to determine the epidemiology and the vectors involved in the transmission of knowlesi malaria.

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