Deaths due to <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> malaria in Sabah, Malaysia: association with reporting as <it>Plasmodium malariae</it> and delayed parenteral artesunate

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The simian parasite <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> is recognized as a common cause of severe and fatal human malaria in Sabah, Malaysia, but is morphologically indistinguishable from and still commonly reported as <it>...

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Main Authors: Rajahram Giri S, Barber Bridget E, William Timothy, Menon Jayaram, Anstey Nicholas M, Yeo Tsin W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/284